One of the things that will keep The Front Page burning bright as long as newspapers are alive is the myth that newspapermen are breezy and raffish. What other play has for so long fed the self-image of journalists? |
People may expect too much of journalism. Not only do they expect it to be entertaining, they expect it to be true. |
People may expect too much of journalism. Not only do they expect it to be entertaining, they expect it to be true. |
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The fact that a man is a newspaper reporter is evidence of some flaw of character. |
The First Law of Journalism: to confirm existing prejudice, rather than contradict it |
The First Law of Journalism: to confirm existing prejudice, rather than contradict it |
The legions of reporters who cover politics don't want to quit the clash and thunder of electoral combat for the dry duty of analyzing the federal budget. As a consequence, we have created the perpetual presidential campaign. |
The meat-and-potatoes work of world journalism is performed by the wire service reporters. |
The news is staged, anticipated, reported, analyzed until all interest is wrung from it and abandoned for some new novelty. |
The news is staged, anticipated, reported, analyzed until all interest is wrung from it and abandoned for some new novelty. |
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Gay Talese (1932-) |
Gay Talese (1932-) |