“The quality of life in America is dependent on the quality of the journalism. Most people don't realize that, but if you think about it, journalism is one of the pillars on which our society is perched.” PeopleIfsThinkingAmericaRealizingQualityJournalismDependentOur SocietyQuality Of LifePillars Author:Scott Pelley
“One of the sad things about contemporary journalism is that it actually matters very little. The world now is almost inured to the power of journalism. The best journalism would manage to outrage people. And people are less and less inclined to outrage.” PeopleWorldLittlesMatterContemporaryManageJournalismOutrageSad Things Author:David Simon
“I think people should be consumers of journalism.” PeopleThinkingShouldJournalismConsumers Author:Andrew Vachss
“Fiction just has a lot more room for ambivalence and internal conflict, contradiction, and for me that sums up so much of what people felt after 9/11 - confusion even. And I think that's hard to capture in journalism.” PeopleThinkingHardFeltRoomsFictionConflictConfusionJournalismContradictionInternalsCaptureAmbivalenceInternal Conflict Author:Amy Waldman