Freedom of the press is not questioned when investigative journalism unearths scandals, But that does not mean that every classified state document should be made available to journalists.
It's like I say to young people who ask me about going into journalism: If you want to be loved, don't go into this business.
Many people would no more think of entering journalism than the sewage business - which at least does us all some good.
One of my favorite things I read was John Steinbeck's journals while he was writing 'East of Eden,' which was so cool.
I think that more diversity is a good thing, and fresh points of view articulated by people who are committed to excellence in journalism is a beneficial change in the American media landscape.
Journalism's ultimate purpose is to inform the reader, to bring him each day a letter from home and never to permit the serving of special interests.
History, like journalism, is ever a journey outwards, and you must report back what you find and no more.
I keep a journal, and every day I write down one great play that I had that day. I don't write down any negatives.
There's some irony in playing a journalist after some of the stuff that has been written about me, but it's a great profession, particularly investigative journalism.
One good thing about leaving daily journalism was that I was no longer obliged to read all the book prize short lists.
There are a lot of really good skills you get from doing journalism - it completely changed my world and how I interact with other people.
And I believe that good journalism, good television, can make our world a better place.
I have seen journals with good financial backing and editorial support die because they looked so bad nobody wanted to publish them.
When journalism is treated as just another widget in a commercial enterprise, the focus isn't on truth, verification or public good, but productivity and output.
With songwriting I spend a lot of time living life, accruing all these experiences, journaling, and then by the time I get to the studio I'm teeming with the drive to write.
My favorite thing is still journalism. I'm almost 50. This has been my life ever since I was in college.
If there are three words that need to be used more in American journalism, commentary, politics, personal life... it's the magic words 'I don't know.'
I love going to the movies and being moved emotionally. I like my work, singing and writing in my journal.
Most rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, for people who can't read.
I got my start in lefty journalism as a labor reporter at 'In These Times', and it's in my blood.
After I left high school and got my GED, I studied broadcast journalism for a year at a community college.
