Crystalizing the conundrum
John Huey, new editor-in-chief at Time Inc., crystalizes the mainstream media's modern problems with this quote in a profile by Kurt Andersen:
An extension of the Common Sense Journalism monthly column by Doug Fisher, former broadcaster, newspaper reporter and wire service editor. From new media to old, much of journalism is just plain common sense.
"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." - Unknown (often improperly attributed to Thomas Jefferson)
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." - Upton Sinclair
"Common sense is not so common" - Voltaire
"Common sense is instinct; enough of it is genius" - George Bernard Shaw
John Huey, new editor-in-chief at Time Inc., crystalizes the mainstream media's modern problems with this quote in a profile by Kurt Andersen:
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haha. i saw this on the wall near your office and i cracked up. it amazes me how much money people spend on people and other magazines like that and don't even pick up time and newsweek. sad.
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