"Journalism never admits that nothing much is happening."

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"When I prayed for success, I forgot to ask for sound sleep and good digestion."

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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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Barbara Kingsolver, American Novelist

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Judith Rossner, American Novelist

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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."

Ben Bradlee, American Editor

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"And the irony is that they wrote better without access to my quotes."

Steve Carlton, American Athlete

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Lewis Hine, American Photographer

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"I give Cronkite a whole lot of credit."

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Dino Buzzati, Italian Novelist

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"Murrow covered something because it needed coverage. He wasn't trying to get an audience just for the sake of it."

Daniel Schorr, American Journalist

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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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"Writers are the lunatic fringe of publishing."

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