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"What we have to do is put this in a coherent form for them at the end of the day, and on the big events, give them the kind of context that they deserve."
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"Journalism never admits that nothing much is happening."
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"Journalism largely consists in saying "Lord Jones is dead" to people who never knew Lord Jones was alive."
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"Deep Throat did serve the public interest by providing the guidance and information to us."
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"The central dilemma in journalism is that you don't know what you don't know."
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"Journalism constructs momentarily arrested equilibriums and gives disorder an implied order. That is already two steps from reality."
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"The Washington Times wrote a story questioning the authenticity of some of the suggestions made about me in Silent Coup. But as a believer in the First Amendment, I believe they have more than a right to air their views."
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"The Congressional leaders set the agenda for journalism; it's not the other way around."
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"If anyone was talking about journalism in the '50s - it was Edward R.Murrow."
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"I know that doesn't sound very radical and webby of me to say that but I think the New York Times is important. I also think there's an occasional piece that will pop out."
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"While I'm critical to the Bush presidency, it's been enormously beneficial for Salon because we're seen as kind of an aggressive watchdog on the Bush White House. Particularly since Florida, our readership hit a whole new level, and we held onto those readers."
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"What we have to do is put this in a coherent form for them at the end of the day, and on the big events, give them the kind of context that they deserve."
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"Peter is an old friend. I'm heartbroken, but he's also a tough guy. I'm counting on him getting through this very difficult passage."
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"What I think is highly inappropriate is what's going on across the Internet, a kind of political jihad against Dan Rather and CBS News that's quite outrageous."
Internet

"It is, I believe, the greatest generation any society has ever produced."
Society

"Peter will have a place in this brotherhood forever."
Family

"You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world."
Change

"Judy Miller is the most innocent person in this case. I really thought that was outrageous that she was jailed and we needed as journalists to draw a line in the sand in a strong but thoughtful way."
Thought

"TV is a fickle business. I'm only good for the length of my contract."
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"David Brinkley was an icon of modern broadcast journalism, a brilliant writer who could say in a few words what the country needed to hear during times of crisis, tragedy and triumph."
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"Don't overstate Fox News. It's still much smaller than the least of the network niches."
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