One of the great pressures we're facing in journalism now is it's a lot cheaper to hire thumb suckers and pundits and have talk shows on the air than actually have bureaus and reporters
Interpretation
The quote highlights the shift in journalism towards cheaper commentary rather than investigative reporting.
Walter Isaacson underscores a troubling trend in contemporary journalism where the emphasis has shifted from in-depth reporting and analysis by skilled journalists to the hiring of commentators and pundits. This change reflects a prioritization of cost over quality in news reporting, leading to a potential decline in the depth and accuracy of information being delivered to the public.
In practice
During a conference on media ethics, this quote can be used to discuss the importance of investigative journalism.
I visited Jobs for the last time in his Palo Alto, Calif., home. He had moved to a downstairs bedroom because he was too weak to go up and down stairs. He was curled up in some pain, but his mind was still sharp and his humor vibrant
I've always had an abundance of material about the subjects of my biographies.
Polite and velvety leaders, who take care to avoid bruising others, are generally not as effective at forcing change.
for Steve, less is always more, simpler is always better. Therefore, if you can build a glass box with fewer elements, it’s better, it’s simpler, and it’s at the forefront of technology. That’s where Steve likes to be, in both his products and his stores.
What are the five products you want to focus on? Get rid of the rest, because they’re dragging you down. They’re turning you into Microsoft. They’re causing you to turn out products that are adequate but not great.
When there are multiple versions of a story, you really have three ways to go. You can pick the most sensational version. You can try to balance things in your gut to get to what you think is the honest truth. Or you can err on the side of kindness.
Teenagers have more intense reading experiences because they've had fewer of them. It's like the first time you fall in love. You have a connection to that first person you fell in love with because it was so intense and unprecedented.
First, we parents have to back up school authority and quit making excuses for our kids when they misbehave.
You are more likely to learn something by finding surprises in your own behavior than by hearing surprising facts about people in general.
I don't know much about creative writing programs. But they're not telling the truth if they don't teach, one, that writing is hard work and, two, that you have to give up a great deal of life, your personal life, to be a writer.
Some children may need a behavioral approach, whereas other children may need a sensory approach.
One's work may be finished someday, but one's education never.
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