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If journalism is the first draft of history, then talk radio provides an early glimpse into how the meaning of political events will be spun for ideological and partisan purposes. -- Jackson Katz
A key purpose of journalism is to provide an adversarial check on those who wield the greatest power by shining a light on what they do in the dark, and informing the public about those acts. -- Glenn Greenwald
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. -- Arthur Ochs Sulzberger
I like being involved in the lighter side of journalism because it serves a purpose, and it's fun. And I can keep my opinions off camera if I want. -- Eleanor Mondale
The whole notion of journalism being an institution whose fundamental purpose is to educate and inform and even, one might say, elevate, has altered under commercial pressure, perhaps, into a different kind of purpose, which is to divert and distract and entertain. -- Tom Stoppard
Italian journalism is free because it serves one cause and one purpose... mine! -- Benito Mussolini

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