Shana Alexander Quotes

Ratings don't last. Good journalism does.

If I wasn't an actor, I'd probably be working in journalism.

My grandfather had been a newspaper reporter, as was my uncle. They were pretty good writers and so I thought maybe somewhere down the line I would do some writing.

Well I just always wanted to be a newspaper reporter.

I started as a print reporter.

There are many roads to journalism. My feeling is that your best bet in college is to study the subjects you will want to write about, whether politics, the environment or the law.

I have been a print reporter my whole career. It's all I ever wanted to be. I specialize in political profiles. I have probably profiled hundreds of people over the years, people in very powerful positions. People don't always like what I write, but most people still talk to me.

Journalism classes would have been interesting to me.

Not all journalists are really journalists. They ask such stupid questions sometimes, especially the newer ones, and because... these people can't tell if you're joking around, you just can't have any sense of humour; you really can't.

I did very extensive diligence on Al Jazeera English, the network from which Al Jazeera America is going to be derived, and it's really very clear that they have long since established a reputation for excellence and integrity and objectivity.

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.

I had a nice part at big newspapers, small newspapers, and then I went to a very big newspaper - 'The Wall Street Journal.' I wrote longer pieces, and I got tired of working so hard on stories that had a shelf life of essentially one day. So then I started working on longer magazine pieces and realized then that you might as well be writing a book.

I was in Bucks County at the 'Bucks County Currier Times,' which is a great place to start for any reporter who wants to start out.

Anybody who's spent thirteen or fourteen years in print journalism has a lot of stories he thinks were inwardly satisfying as far as preparation, understanding, and diligence.

My first newspaper job was a high school reporter for the 'New York Daily News.'

I am a writer who happens to use some tools of journalism.

I'm not a daily reporter. I'm not a newspaper reporter, I'm not a political reporter.

I started at 'The Daily Telegraph' as a daily news reporter. I moved then to 'The Guardian,' and then I moved to New York as the correspondent for 'The Guardian,' moved to 'The Times of London.' And really, it was the best job you could imagine. You could cover any story you wanted in America.

I'm a unicorn in the world of journalism; I've stayed in the same mid-sized city, and that staying has allowed me to write two deeply-reported books.

I believe that I am one of the greats of this generation.

My father was a journalist. He used to write for 'Blitz' tabloid.

I'm not a kid trying to make an impression in the business. I do have 600 films out there that are playing constantly.

The Boston Globe's award-winning journalism as well as its rich history and tradition of excellence have established it as one of the most well-respected media companies in the country.

I've shown, for twenty-plus years, with a legacy that will be talked about way after I'm gone, that I am different.

There's a big difference between Neymar and me. I've been a professional for two years. Neymar is one of the best in the world.