Journalism constructs momentarily arrested equilibriums and gives disorder an implied order. That is already two steps from reality.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
In journalism, there has always been a tension between getting it first and getting it right.
The fact is that in a way, journalists become a kind of default in the system when you don't have substantive two-party back-and-forth inside of the government.
Speaking generally, people who are drawn to journalism are interested in what happens from the ground up less than they are from the top down.
Journalism is irrepressible. It can't be taken away.
Journalism is a flawed profession, but it has a self-correcting mechanism. The rule of journalism is: talk to everybody.
I can't think in terms of journalism without thinking in terms of political ends. Unless there's been a reaction, there's been no journalism. It's cause and effect.
The things journalists should pay attention to are the issues the political leadership agrees on, rather than to their supposed antagonisms.
Journalism is literature in a hurry.
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.
The Congressional leaders set the agenda for journalism; it's not the other way around.