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-) |
There can be no higher law in journalism than to tell the truth and to shame the devil - remain detached from the great |