Over the years, we have come across many quotes regarding journalism, both good and bad. Here are a few of the more meaningful ones that made an impact:

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“Journalism can never be silent: That is its greatest virtue and its greatest fault. It must speak, and speak immediately, while the echoes of wonder, the claims of triumph and the signs of horror are still in the air.”

– Henry Grumwald, former Time Editor-in-Chief

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“We don’t go into journalism to be popular. It is our job to seek the truth and put constant pressure on our leaders until we get answers.”

– Helen Thomas, former President of the White House Correspondents’ Association.

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 “Journalism keeps you planted in the earth.”

– Ray Bradbury, American Author

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“I am deeply interested in the progress and elevation of journalism, having spent my life in that profession, regarding it as a noble profession and one of unequaled importance for its influence upon the minds and morals of the people.”

– Joseph Pulitzer, newspaper publisher and founder of the Columbia School of Journalism

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 “It’s all storytelling, you know. That’s what journalism is all about.”

– Tom Brokaw, American television journalist and author

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“Journalism will kill you, but it will keep you alive while you’re at it.”

– Horace Greeley, newspaper editor and politician

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“It was journalism at its best: irreverent, mischievous and beholden to no one. “

– Toby Young, British journalist

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“There are three kinds of people who run toward disaster, not away: cops, firemen and reporters.”

– Rod Dreher, columnist