Quotes about Journalism
Freedom of the press is a precious privilege that no country can forego.
— Mahatma Gandhi
To foment grievance and to set men at variance is the trade by which agitators thrive and journalists make money.
— Dorothy Sayers
Surely the glory of journalism is its transience.
— Malcolm Muggeridge
No reporter worth his buttons will let the facts intrude on a good story.
— Barbara Kingsolver
Journalism is popular, but it is popular mainly as fiction. Life is one world, and life seen in the newspapers is another.
— GK Chesterton
I shall always be proud of what I've done, regardless of what you journalists or anybody can say.
— Joyce Banda
Journalism largely consists in saying "Lord Jones is dead" to people who never knew Lord Jones was alive.
— GK Chesterton
Newspapers of the future, to be conducted successfully, must be divorced from special privilege and relieved from the subsidy of advertising. They must cease to be organs of propaganda for the interests which patronize their advertising columns. The type of newspaper which publishes scandal and lewd pictures will eventually go the way of all forces which debauch the human mind. These
— Napoleon Hill
To conclude: good journalism is one of the models of good conversation and communication in the wider social context.
— Rowan Williams
The best fiction is far more true than any journalism.
— William Faulkner
Dean's eyes were studying me. You have a way with words. What kind of writing do you want to do? Articles for Dad's paper, to start. What do you want to write about? I paused, suddenly uncertain about how much to share. Dean's eyes were reassuring. When I know more, I'd like to write about deeper things.
— Catherine Marshall
Suspense in news is torture.
— John Milton