Quotes and Sayings about Journalism

Disappearances are bread-and-butter to journalists.

So long as men write what they think, then all of the other freedoms - all of them - may remain intact. And it is then that writing becomes a weapon of truth.

A good journalist never reveals her sources.

What is it with reporters? You take one person's tragedy and force the world to experience it... spread it like sickness.

People aren't always very fond of journalists. You know what they say - lies are soft and malleable, but the truth is sharp and inflexible.

The most effective check and balance on government has been an independent press which maintains its credibility by ensuring that its criticism is balanced and based on fact - based indeed on solid journalistic work.

Certain people have wanted to put me behind bars for a long time now. That's part of my work. If I were afraid, I couldn't do what I do.

When did fact checking and journalism go their separate ways?

I think journalism gets measured by the quality of information it presents, not the drama or the pyrotechnics associated with us.

Journalism should be more like science. As far as possible, facts should be verifiable. If journalists want long-term credibility for their profession, they have to go in that direction. Have more respect for readers.

Objective journalism and an opinion column are about as similar as the Bible and Playboy magazine.

Journalism is what we need to make democracy work.

Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will be grasped at once.

We don't go into journalism to be popular. It is our job to seek the truth and put constant pressure on our leaders until we get answers.

As a journalist, one tends to think there's nothing off limits.

Journalism: an ability to meet the challenge of filling the space.

I’m a reporter. I follow people that do not want to be followed.

I think journalism is a great way to do public service, to have an impact on your community.

The first essence of journalism is to know what you want to know, the second, is to find out who will tell you.

A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad.

I love the free press. It's, like, the best... press.

One of the unsung freedoms that go with a free press is the freedom not to read it.

We need a free press. We must have it. It's vital.

A free press is the cornerstone of democracy; there is no question about that.

Poetry, she thought, wasn't written to be analyzed, it was meant to inspire without reason, to touch without understanding.

A living poem had always been the words that came to mind when he tried to describe her to others.

Writing is something you do alone. Its a profession for introverts who want to tell you a story but don't want to make eye contact while doing it.

Trying to write about love is ultimately like trying to have a dictionary represent life. No matter how many words there are, there will never be enough.

Word to the wise writer: never underestimate your secondary characters! But watch them... they sneak off with stuff.

Two hours of writing fiction leaves this writer completely drained. For those two hours he has been in a different place with totally different people.

We all know, of course, what to make of our newspapers. The deaf man writes down what the blind man has told him, the village idiot edits it, and their colleagues in the other press houses copy it.

Come on Ted, it's 2012. What do you expect, to meet some cute travel agent when you're reading a newspaper at a bookstore? None of those things exist anymore!

Truth has nothing to do with the number of people it convinces.

Fake news travel quick and far.

Listen to the scientists! Listen to what the facts are!

In seeking truth you have to get both sides of a story.

"Ye werena the first lass I kissed," he said softly. "But I swear you'll be the last."

Memories. They remain raw... even longer than wounds.

Imagination… its limits are only those of the mind itself.

This is how liberty dies - with thunderous applause!

I know you. You won't give up. You know the difference between good and evil. And you never quit. In spite of the danger and the forces trying to stop you. That's why I admire you.

So nice that I can count on you to back me up. You my best friend or not? You're supposed to agree with me, not tell me the truth.

Here we go, the world is spinning. When it stops, it's just beginning. Sun comes up, we all laugh. Sun goes down, we all die...

Buried truths make exclusive news, so good luck trying to keep secrets from me when we need a good story.

Here was the chance to provide the leadership the country deserved: positive, modern, rational, appealing to people's hopes rather than their fears.

Forgive me if this sounds pompous, but it's better to die standing up than live on your knees.

We called her Mother Earth. Because she gave birth to us, and then we sucked her dry.