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"The first rule of hurricane coverage is that every broadcast must begin with palm trees bending in the wind."
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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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"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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"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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"Fantasy should be as close as possible to journalism."
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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."
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"If an investigative reporter finds out that someone has been robbing the store, that may be "gotcha" journalism, but it's also good journalism."
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"I never believed that Nixon could fully resurrect himself. And the proof of that was in the obits."
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"You shouldn't presume that all quotes that are in a magazine or a newspaper are accurate."
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"The Congressional leaders set the agenda for journalism; it's not the other way around."
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"I'm an expert on the NewsHour and it isn't how I practice journalism. I am not involved in the story. I serve only as a reporter or someone asking questions. I am not the story."
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"The first rule of hurricane coverage is that every broadcast must begin with palm trees bending in the wind."
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"Disney's something to be a little alarmed about. It's not just a little theme park anymore. It's now an ethic and outlook and strategy that goes way beyond central Florida."
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"They have a crystalline sense of right and wrong; it disappears when they walk out the door with their M.B.A."
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"Humor can be an incredible, lacerating and effective weapon."
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