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“There are many occasions in which it is valuable for a journalist to make themselves the centre of the story they are telling. But journalists must choose those moments wisely, and as readers we should always ask: why should this person be at the story’s heart? And whose voice has been lost in order to elevate it?”
— Sarah Manavis, Influencer journalists must stop making the war in Ukraine all about them
Tagged: Ukraine , Influencer Journalism, Journalism
“ I’m not a therapist or a victims’ advocate, as much as I appreciate both of those fields. I’m not an expert at helping people unpack their own trauma, although I like to think I ask good questions.”
— Kat Tenbarge, What ‘Me Too’ reporting and OnlyFans have in common
Tagged: Me Too, OnlyFans, Trauma, Journalism
“I think it says more about our country and our health care system that more and more health care workers are having to turn to OnlyFans or other means of sex work or other means of getting extra cash, the fact that they’re not getting what they need to make ends meet from the job that they’re dedicating their lives to. I think that says more about our country than any health care worker individually.”
— Lauren Kwei, Meet the Paramedic Whose OnlyFans Was Outed by the 'New York Post'
Tagged: Media, Journalism, New York Post, Only Fans, America, Capitalism, Money, Sex Work
“A travel-writing utopia would be one that’s full of nuance and expertise, but also more representative of the way we travel: Korean-American writers covering Argentina, Black writers reporting on India, Puerto Rican writers visiting Kenya—because their perspectives will broaden the way we come to view these countries.”
— Sarah Khan, Journalists of Color Give Travel the Perspective it Needs
Tagged: Travel Writing, BIPOC, Representation, Diversity, Journalism, Media Cliff Notes
“Journalism can be so prescribed, you know? But I find comfort in the who, what, where.”
— Elena Richardson, Little Fires Everywhere, Season 1: The Spark
Tagged: Journalism, Comfort, who, what, where
“I wonder now to what extent circulating that mugshot made it easier for people to see me as a stigmatized other worthy of death wishes.”
— Keri Blakinger, Are Mugshots 'News'?
Tagged: Mugshots, News, Journalism
“Tech or not, there will always be a need for reliable, quality journalism.”
— Charlie “Chip” Black, The Morning Show, Season 1: In the Dark Night of the Soul It's Always 3
Tagged: Tech, Reliable, Journal, Journalism
“Celebrity profiles are not journalism, they do not seek to uncover the unspoken and controversial ills of our society.”
— Darcie Wilder, A list of questions won’t help you crack a celebrity
Tagged: Celebrities, Journalism
“My former friend actually sucks, and here are some personal details about her addiction and suicidality is not a good premise for a story.”
— Tiana Lowe, From Aziz Ansari to Caroline Calloway, journalism is becoming a place to trash one's acquaintances
Tagged: Gossip, Journalism, News, Media, Gawker
“It is an axiom of journalism that disaster stories begin in confusion and grow clearer over time. Facts rush in, the fog lifts, an accurate picture solidifies. The public accepts this. But the final portrait is often furthest from the truth.”
— Dave Cullen, Columbine
Tagged: Journalism, columbine, Media, Fake News
“The story itself, in my opinion, is absolutely interesting enough and dark enough and twisted enough to stand on its own. So these changes that are being made in the plot and in the characters don’t really make sense in my opinion. And to me, this is where it starts to cross an ethical line. … The only word I keep going back to is ‘irresponsible.'”
— M.J. Pack, Chelsea Duff, Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s Step-Mom Says Episode 4 of 'The Act' Went 'Off the Rails'
Tagged: true stories, TV, Journalism
“People do not make personal judgments on every issue, but are satisfied by socially established points of view. And journalism is the most effective way of developing and spreading general points of vie”
— Andrey miroshnichenko, What The Hell Is Going On
Tagged: free thought, Opinions, Journalism
“I watched your 6 o'clock news today; it's straight tabloid. You had a minute and a half of that lady riding a bike naked in Central Park; on the other hand, you had less than a minute of hard national and international news. It was all sex, scandal, brutal crime, sports, children with incurable diseases, and lost puppies. So, I don't think I'll listen to any protestations of high standards of journalism when you're right down on the streets soliciting audiences like the rest of us. Look, all I'm saying is if you're going to hustle, at least do it right.”
— Diana Christensen, Network
Tagged: tabloid news, Journalism, Hustle, Sex, scandal
“We need to go back to what was done in the late 1800s — being everywhere at every event, telling everyone what the sirens were about last night.”
— Todd Maurina, Decline in readers, ads leads hundreds of newspapers to fold
Tagged: Media Cliff Notes, Journalism
“Dilbert: What makes you qualified to be a reporter?

Dogbert: I'm willing to violate anyone's privacy for my personal gain and then claim with a straight face that the public has a right to know.

Dilbert: Have you been using me as your main source of industry information?

Dogbert: No, not the main source. I also make stuff up.”
— Dilbert / Dogbert (voice), Dilbert, Season 1: The Competition
Tagged: Journalism, Reporter
“Marty Baron: Did everyone read Eileen McNamara's column this weekend?

Boston Globe Worker: That's the Geoghan case?

Marty Baron: Yeah, what's the follow on that?

Ben Bradlee Jr.: It—it's a column, what kind of follow are you thinking?

Marty Baron: Uh... well apparently this priest molested kids in six different parishes over the last 30 years and the attorney for the victims, a Mr...

Eileen McNamara: Garabedian.

Marty Baron: Thanks Eileen, Mr Garabedian says Cardinal Law found out about it 15 years ago and did nothing.

Paul Burke: Yeah, I think that attorney is a bit of a crank, and The Church dismissed the claim.

Eileen McNamara: He-said she-said.

Marty Baron: Whether Mr Garabedian is a 'crank' or not, he says he has documents that prove that Cardinal knew.

Ben Bradlee Jr.: As I understand that those documents are under seal.

Marty Baron: Okay, but the fact remains a Boston priest abused 80 kids, we have a lawyer who says he can prove Law knew about it and we've written all of... uh... 2 stories in the last 6 months. This strikes me as an essential story to a local paper, I think the very least we have to go through those documents.

Paul Burke: How would you like to do that?

Marty Baron: Oh uh, I don't know what the laws are here, but in Florida we would go to court.

Ben Bradlee Jr.: You wanna sue the Church?

Marty Baron: Technically we wouldn't sue the Church, we'd file a motion to lift the seal on the documents.

Ben Bradlee Jr.: The Church will read that as us suing them. So will everybody else.

Marty Baron: Good to know.”
— Marty Baron, Spotlight
Tagged: Priests, Child Molestation, Catholic Church, Journalism
“Cardinal Law: If I can be of any help, Marty, don't hesitate to ask. I find that the city flourishes when its great institutions work together.

Marty Baron: Thank you. Personally I'm of the opinion that for a paper to best perform its function, it really needs to stand alone.”
— Marty Baron, Spotlight
Tagged: Priests, Child Molestation, Catholic Church, Journalism
“Sometimes it's easy to forget that we spend most of our time stumbling around the dark. Suddenly, a light gets turned on and there's a fair share of blame to go around. I can't speak to what happened before I arrived, but all of you have done some very good reporting here. Reporting that I believe is going to have an immediate and considerable impact on our readers. For me, this kind of story is why we do this.”
— Marty Baron, Spotlight
Tagged: Blame, Reporting, Journalism
“On the one hand, it undermines their profession further in the public eye. On the other, it further isolates them from their male counterparts, and underlines the suspicion that they’ve earned their positions illegitimately.”
— Sophie Gilbert, The Lazy Trope of the Unethical Female Journalist
Tagged: Journalism, Journalists, characters, Women, Sexism
“Roxie: This is journalism, you write the truth and let the chips fall where they may.

Sabrina: But what if the chips destroy somebody?

Roxie: I think I'm beginning to understand who Sabrina Spellman is. You can't handle the truth!

Sabrina: I can handle the truth. I just can't handle the guilt.”
— Sabrina Spellman, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, Season 5: House of Pi's
Tagged: Journalism, Truth, Guilt, Philosophical, Moral Dilemma

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