I think if you look at the failure of journalism in the modern age, then I don't want to be called a journalist.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
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.
Journalism, for me, has always been a calling. There are things that must be exposed to the light, truths that must be uncovered, stories worth risking your life for.
Journalism is a flawed profession, but it has a self-correcting mechanism. The rule of journalism is: talk to everybody.
Don't call me a journalist; I hate the word. It's pretentious!
I had rather be called a journalist than an artist.
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.
If you believe in journalism, you don't insult good journalists.
Journalism is not just a cause, it's also a wacky profession.
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.
I don't think I ever wanted to be a journalist - I was more interested in what comes from being a journalist.