"There is much to be said in..." - Quote by Oscar Wilde
There is much to be said in favor of modern journalism. By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, it keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community. By carefully chronicling the current events of contemporary life, it shows us of what very little importance such events really are. By invariably discussing the unnecessary, it makes us understand what things are requisite for culture, and what are not.
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“Life is not governed by will or intention. Life is a question of nerves, and fibres, and slowly built-up cells in which thought hides itself and passion has its dreams.”
“He is fond of being misunderstood. It gives him a post of vantage.”
“Music is the art... which most completely realizes the artistic idea and is the condition to which all the other arts are constantly aspiring.”
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“Exaggeration of every kind is as essential to journalism as it is to dramatic art, for the object of journalism is to make events go as far as possible.”
“I am being ripped off, because I've never lied to the press. Just as much truth I bring to my work, a journalist should bring that much truth to their work.”
“As a professional journalist, I am always looking for new ways to get paid for being motionless.”
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“Language has time as its element; all other media have space as their element.”
“Programs like 'Jeopardy' and 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' are ridiculous. They're the stupidest shows in history. They're making us dumber. They don't give us information, they give us facts, factoids. You don't learn who Napoleon was and how he was motivated. You learn what year he was born, and when he died. That's useless.”
“A newspaper that reduces its coverage of the news important to its community is certain to reduce its readership as well”