Inspiring Quotes About Journalism I Like to Share With Journalists Just in Case It Helps

Riane Konc
Slackjaw
Published in
5 min readDec 6, 2019

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Photo by Julius Drost, Unsplash

In the face of political unrest and upheaval, the role of the journalist is more difficult — and more important — than ever. No one knows that better than me, a non-journalist who has the Internet.

I have very strong opinions about the direction that journalism is taking, many of which I’m sure are supported by the curriculum at journalism school, which to be clear, I have never attended.

My goal is to support our journalists while still reminding them that it’s crucial for them to get back to doing journalism as I understand it.

That’s why I love to spur journalists on by sharing with them inspiring journalism quotes that seem to me like they could be real. The following are my my favorite inspiring quotes about journalism that I feel like I must have read somewhere.

“I have always said: if I had to choose between having a good doctor or a good journalist, I would choose a good journalist.”

Whoa! This quote is a journalist favorite, I assume. Probably the only person who would appreciate this quote more than a regular journalist would be someone who got their doctorate in journalism, because he knows that no matter what, he comes out on top.

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Riane Konc
Slackjaw

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