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Journalism is a kind of profession, or craft, or racket, for people who never wanted to grow up and go out into the real world.

— Harry Reasoner

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Journalism is a craft that takes years to learn. It's like golf. You never get it right all the time. It's a game of fewer errors, better facts, and better reporting.

— Ben Huh

Journalism: an ability to meet the challenge of filling the space.

— Rebecca West

I think journalism is useful training for a writer in the way it takes the preciousness out of the pragmatic side of the craft.

— Kevin Barry

In the '50s and '60s, journalism wasn't a profession. It wasn't something you went to college for - it was really more of a trade. You had a lot of guys who came up working in newspapers at the copy desk, or delivery boys, and then they would somehow become reporters afterward and learn on the job.

— Matt Taibbi

Journalism is about results. It's about affecting your community or your society in the most progressive way.

— Anas Aremeyaw Anas

I am deeply interested in the progress and elevation of journalism, having spent my life in that profession, regarding it as a noble profession and one of unequaled importance for its influence upon the minds and morals of the people.

— Joseph Pulitzer

I don't think I ever wanted to be a journalist - I was more interested in what comes from being a journalist.

— Benjamin Booker

Journalism is not just a cause, it's also a wacky profession.

— David Talbot

There are a lot of really good skills you get from doing journalism - it completely changed my world and how I interact with other people.

— Benjamin Booker

✗Opposing Perspectives

The dirty little secret of journalism is that it really isn't a profession, it's a craft. All you need is a telephone and a conscience and you're all set.

— Andrew Sullivan