As a writer I’m
As a writer I’m merely a journalist who has learned to write better than others. Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Journalist
I don’t always have
I don’t always have the time I wish I had to understand something I don’t understand. So I’m trying to do a little bit less of the quick pieces and a little bit more of the here’s how the Singaporean health care system works kind of stuff, because to be good at my job, I … Read more
If, for instance, they
If, for instance, they have heard something from the postman, they attribute it to a semi-official statement; if they have fallen into conversation with a stranger at a bar, they can conscientiously describe him as a source that has hitherto proved unimpeachable. It is only when the journalist is reporting a whim of his own, … Read more
Anyone who lives in
Anyone who lives in Washington and has an official position viscerally understands the cost of a lack of privacy. Every dinner – especially ones with a journalist in attendance – is preceded by the mandatory, ‘This is off the record.’ But everyone also knows, nothing is really ‘off the record. Ezekiel Emanuel
One possible future for
One possible future for WikiLeaks is to morph into a gigantic media intermediary – perhaps, even something of a clearing house for investigative reporting – where even low-level leaks would be matched with the appropriate journalists to pursue and report on them and, perhaps, even with appropriate NGOs to advocate on their causes. Evgeny Morozov
My character is different
My character is different from all of the Elves you’ve met before, in that she’s really young. And I keep telling journalists this because I’ve really focused on that in my performance. I’m trying to distinguish her from all of these incredibly sage and wise Elves that have lived for thousands of years. Evangeline Lilly
When the federal government
When the federal government announces indictments, weather it’s a terrorism indictment or something else, it’s almost like it’s taken like gospel. My message to anyone who wants to do any of this kind of work is we desperately need a new generation of journalists who do not regard these indictments as gospel. Not to say … Read more
American journalists tend to
American journalists tend to treat inequality as a fact of life. But it needn’t be. Eric Alterman
In my career, I
In my career, I have played a gangster, an ex cop, a journalist and a film director. Yet, the label of a serial kisser refuses to leave me. Emraan Hashmi
Popular journalists resort to
Popular journalists resort to the name Nixon to galvanize feelings that remain at rest even when the name Stalin is mentioned. Emmett Tyrrell