“Speaking generally, people who are drawn to journalism are interested in what happens from the ground up less than they are from the top down.” PeopleHappensJournalismTop Down Author:Tom Brokaw
“All of journalism is a shrinking art. So much of it is hype. The O.J. Simpson story is a landmark in the decline of journalism.” ArtStoriesJournalismDeclineHypeAggravationShrinkingLandmarks Author:Dick Schaap
“Journalism will kill you, but it will keep you alive while you're at it.” AliveMediaJournalismJournalist Author:Horace Greeley
“For many years I was engaged in journalism, writing articles and chronicles for the daily press without ever joining the staff of any newspaper.” WritingYearsPressesNewspapersJournalismEngagedArticlesEngagementStaffJoiningChronicles Author:Johannes V. Jensen
“What passes for investigative journalism is finding somebody with their pants down - literally or otherwise.” FindingsJournalismPantsUmpiresInvestigative Journalism Author:Robert Scheer
“Journalism was looked upon as a more noble thing than it is now. I don't know if it carries the same cachet that it did then.” IfsKnowsNobleJournalismCarrie Author:Pat Oliphant
“I'm an expert on the NewsHour and it isn't how I practice journalism. I am not involved in the story. I serve only as a reporter or someone asking questions. I am not the story.” StoriesLiteraturePracticeInvolvedAskingJournalismExpertsReportersAsking Questions Author:Jim Lehrer
“I'm saying that the WMD reporting was not consciously evil. It was bad journalism, even very bad journalism.” EvilJournalismWmd Author:Daniel Okrent
“I'd like to get back into journalism. I'm hoping someone will offer me a job as a commentator or one of those political analysts that you see on the news shows all the time.” ShowsJobsPoliticalOffersNewsJournalismGet BackCommentatorsAnalystsHoping Someone Author:Jeff Gannon