“News is like the tilefish which appears in great schools off the Atlantic Coast some years and then vanishes, no one knows whither or for how long. Newspapers might employ these periods searching for the breeding grounds of news, but they prefer to fill up with stories about Kurdled Kurds or Calvin Coolidge, until the banks close or a Hitler marches, when they are as surprised as their readers.”
Quote by A. J. Liebling
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A. J. Liebling
A. J. Liebling was an American journalist, humorist, and critic renowned for his sharp wit and insightful commentary on politics and media. A Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, he contributed to The New Yorker with his column 'The Wayward Press'. Liebling's work frequently tackled the political and social issues of his era, with a particular focus on his coverage of the French Resistance during World War II. more
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