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Journalism largely consists of saying – ‘Lord so and so is dead’ to people who didn’t even know Lord so and so was alive in the first place. – J. K. Chesterton

Journalism is a profession who’s [sic] business it is to explain to others what the journalist personally doesn’t understand. – Lord Northcliffe

In the old days we use [sic] to have the rack; now we have the press. ja The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything except what is worth knowing. – Oscar Wilde

The only qualities for real success in journalism are rat-like cunning, a plausible manner, a little literacy ability, and the capacity to steal other people’s ideas and phrases. – Nicholas Tomlin

I read the newspapers. It’s my one form of continuous fiction. – Aneurin Bevan

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