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"In journalism it is simpler to sound off than it is to find out. It is more elegant to pontificate than it is to sweat."
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"When I first came to the United States in 1956 I fell in love with things - mainly the vitality and the freedoms."
Love
"In journalism it is simpler to sound off than it is to find out. It is more elegant to pontificate than it is to sweat."
Journalism
"I think America has a brilliant future."
Hope
"Throughout America's young history there has been a necessary tension between the individual and the group."
History
"Attempting to get at truth means rejecting stereotypes and cliches."
Truth
"Actions are always more complex and nuanced than they seem. We have to be willing to wrestle with paradox in pursuing understanding."
Action
"For 50 years my father worked for the railroad."
Family
"The camera cannot lie, but it can be an accessory to untruth."
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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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"But newspapers have a duty to truth,' Van said.Lev clucked his tongue. 'They tell the truth only as the exception. Zola wrote that the mendacity of the press could be divided into two groups: the yellow press lies every day without hesitating. But others, like the Times, speak the truth on all inconsequential occasions, so they can deceive the public with the requisite authority when it becomes necessary.'Van got up from his chair to gather the cast-off newspapers. Lev took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes. 'I don't mean to offend the journalists; they aren't any different from other people. They're merely the megaphones of the other people."
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"It took us about a day and a half to find out what had gone wrong."
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"Writers are the lunatic fringe of publishing."
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"Sure, some journalists use anonymous sources just because they're lazy and I think editors ought to insist on more precise identification even if they remain anonymous."
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"And the irony is that they wrote better without access to my quotes."
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"If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera."
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"I give Cronkite a whole lot of credit."
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