“It is one of the paradoxes of journalism: The more servile a reporter is toward his sources, the more authoritative he can appear in print.” SourceJournalismParadoxPrintReporters Author:Andrew Ferguson
“Sinclair Lewis is the perfect example of the false sense of time of the newspaper world.... [ellipsis in source] He was always dominated by an artificial time when he wrote Main Street.... He did not create actual human beings at any time. That is what makes it newspaper. Sinclair Lewis is the typical newspaperman and everything he says is newspaper. The difference between a thinker and a newspaperman is that a thinker enters right into things, a newspaperman is superficial.” ThinkingWorldHumansDifferencesHuman BeingsPerfectStreetsExampleSourceNewspapersJournalismThoughtfulThinkerArtificialTypicalSuperficialMain Street Author:Gertrude Stein
“A couple of pieces of advice for the kids who are serious about writing are: first of all, to read everything you can get your hands on so you can become familiar with different forms of writing: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, journalism. That's very important. And also keep a journal. Not so much, because it's good writing practice. Although it is, but more because it's a wonderful source of story starters.” WritingFirstsImportantDifferentStoriesHandsKidsFormFictionPracticePiecesWonderfulAdviceSeriousSourceCoupleFamiliarJournalismJournalNon FictionGood WritingWriting FictionStarters Author:Ann M. Martin
“Journalism has been very important for me - for a long time I made my living as a journalist, and it also serves as a source of ideas. Many of the things I have written I would not have written without the experience of being a journalist.” LongHas BeensMadeImportantIdeasWrittenSourceLong TimeJournalismJournalist Author:Mario Vargas Llosa
“Anonymous sources are to journalism what silicon enhancements are to the feminine figure; they look impressive to the gullible, but something doesn't feel right.” FeelsLooksFiguresSourceJournalismJournalistFeminineImpressiveFeels RightSiliconGullibleEnhancement Author:Larry King
“Journalism has not only its social stimulations but its aesthetic virtues. An invitation into print, from however suspect a source, is an opportunity to make something beautiful, to discover within oneself a treasure that would otherwise have remained buried.” BeautifulOpportunitySocialVirtueSourceOneselfTreasureJournalismSuspectsPrintBuriedAestheticInvitationsSomething BeautifulStimulation Author:John Updike
“The problem of journalism is simple. Journalists are rarely in a position to establish the truth of an issue themselves, since they didn't' witness it personally. They are entirely dependent on self-interested sources to supply their facts. Every part of the news-making process is defined by this relationship; everything is colored by this reality.” SelfFactsProblemRealityProcessSimpleIssuesPositionSourceNewsDefinedJournalismWitnessJournalistDependent Author:Edward Jay Epstein
“Many of the most important stories in the history of modern journalism have come from sources who have taken information without authorization.” ImportantStoriesTakenModernInformationSourceJournalismModern Journalism Author:Glenn Greenwald
“There have been so many individuals who have really put a lot on the line. That they've sacrificed so much to try to protect the principle of source protection in the journalism world. And I think Julian Assange, and WikiLeaks, and Sarah Harrison have really been extraordinary in standing up for that.” ThinkingWorldTryingHas BeensIndividualLinesPrinciplesSourceProtectStandingExtraordinaryProtectionJournalismWikileaksAssange Author:Edward Snowden
“Investigative journalism and reporting has become much more dangerous. This is especially true for journalists and sources in National Security - but it has been getting pretty bad for beat reporters and small outlets doing local reporting, too.” Has BeensSecurityDangerousSourceBeatsLocalsJournalismJournalistReportersNational SecurityOutletsInvestigative Journalism Author:Chelsea Manning
“I still love following and thinking about politics. I enjoy recommending important journalism I read or see from other sources.” ThinkingStillsImportantEnjoySourceFollowingJournalism Author:Dan Rather