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Journalism Quotes

On deadlines, doubt, and the line between reporting and opinion.

One line here draws a sharp distinction between straight reporting and an opinion column, framing them as almost entirely different kinds of reading, while another describes the tired, edgy mood that seems to suit the job. If you want more on the craft itself, browse our More quotes.

Journalism classes would have been interesting to me.

Quotes by Adam Scott

The ethics of journalism are one thing. Another thing is the ethics of business.

Quotes by Adam Michnik

AIM started in 1997, and I remember when I started using it in earnest, in 1999, when I joined TheStreet.com from 'The San Jose Mercury News'. We digital journalism pioneers communicated obsessively by AIM, and as a newbie, I recall...

Quotes by Adam Lashinsky

Law graduates have always ended up in business, government, journalism and other fields. Law schools could do more to build these subjects into their coursework.

Quotes by Adam Cohen

Always Quotes

Journalism and the news has become not only a means to debate but also to judge and deconstruct celebrity, the news story, and the emotional lives of political people.

Quotes by Abi Morgan

Needless, heedless, wanton and deliberate injury of the sort inflicted by Life's picture story is not an essential instrument of responsible journalism.

Quotes by Abe Fortas

The alternative to the corporate media is a renaissance of citizen journalism emerging around world - exploring the different avenues that do exist, like podcasts, to tell whatever story you want to tell.

Quotes by Abby Martin

The upside of web-based journalism is that everybody gets a chance. The downside is that everybody gets a chance.

Quotes by Aaron Sorkin

I'm not sophisticated when it comes to politics, when it comes to journalism.

Quotes by Aaron Sorkin

Good Quotes

I want the news delivered unbiased. I thought that was the whole point with journalism.

Quotes by Aaron McGruder

I know the difference between journalism and a slogan.

Quotes by Aaron Brown

We need to discuss what our own standards are for games writing that falls outside of journalism, and support experimental formats and routes of production that may be more tailored to them than the status quo, because the public at...

Quotes by Zoe Quinn

The Guardian's 'Word of Mouth' blog bridges the gap between blogging and serious food journalism.

Quotes by Yotam Ottolenghi

When I finished grad school, I sort of fell into journalism. Someone mentioned that there was an entry-level job at the Reuters News Agency. I applied, and, to my amazement, I got the job.

Quotes by Wolf Blitzer

Me Quotes

The journalism school helped me develop writing skills, and I had been enjoying cartooning from a very young age. My interest in puppetry, however, came much later.

Quotes by William Jackson

I think almost every newspaper in the United States has lost circulation due to the Internet. I also think the Internet will lead to a lot of plagiarism in journalism.

Quotes by Will McDonough

You're miserable, edgy and tired. You're in the perfect mood for journalism.

Quotes by Warren Ellis

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

Quotes by Walter Cronkite

What I like to call 'journalism of depth' is the media that regards the collective conscience of the masses to be its point of departure. It is the media that believes, as a matter of principle, in the potential capabilities...

Quotes by Wadah Khanfar

More Quotes

Any work of art that can be understood is the product of journalism.

Quotes by Tristan Tzara

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about games writing and journalism standards?
Yes, one raises the question of standards for "games writing that falls outside of journalism," and the need to support experimental, more tailored formats of production.
Is there a witty quote about being in the right mood for journalism?
Yes: "You're miserable, edgy and tired. You're in the perfect mood for journalism." It's a tongue-in-cheek take on the job.
Is there a quote comparing objective journalism to something unexpected?
Yes: "Objective journalism and an opinion column are about as similar as the Bible and Playboy magazine." It's presented as that speaker's own sharp, deliberately provocative comparison, not a claim this page endorses.
Is there a quote defining a 'journalism of depth'?
Yes: "What I like to call 'journalism of depth' is the media that regards the collective conscience of the masses to be its point of departure." It frames this style of journalism around the public's shared conscience.
Where can I find more related quotes?
Try People quotes or School quotes, or Good quotes for broader reflective lines.

One writer defines journalism as tracking a society's collective conscience rather than chasing headlines, which says something about why the job rarely lets go. Pair these with our Always quotes, or lines that get personal in our Me quotes.