Media Background Quotes

Having been a journalist for almost 20 years and then becoming a politician has definitely been an interesting and enriching experience for me.

Very quickly, I discovered I did not have what it takes to be a good crime reporter: I was too unassertive and a little bit wimpy. It was very clear that was not what I was going to do, but I loved journalism, and I'm the daughter of a film professor, and my mom taught reading.

I have known Boris Johnson since 2004. I wrote the first big profile about him in the American press. I've been edited by him when he ran the Spectator. I know his family.

I got my start in lefty journalism as a labor reporter at 'In These Times', and it's in my blood.

That was probably the stamp that went into my mind, because I worked in television for many years, doing that kind of music, so that really was my strong forte.

My background is in like short form digital media, I call myself more of a digital filmmaker than anything else.

I went to journalism school, so sometimes writing the script of 'Being Mary Jane' is me putting my journalism hat on.

I was sports editor for my high school newspaper, but I think I shied away from journalism.

I'm a visual person - when I write, my input is always visual. I worked in television for several years.

I'm an international studies major. I've been a reporter. I was always interested in media, but I just didn't know specifically what.

The best writers who have put pen to paper have often had a journalism background.

My theatre background is probably more extensive then my film, and I have done a fair bit of television.

I had grown up as a feature writer, and basically my career had been in The National Lampoon and as a magazine editor, and I'd never been a reporter.

I come from a broadcast background where I just prefer a lighter approach to my performance.

I grew up with 'The Denver Post' and the 'Golden Transcript.' There was never a moment that I thought I'd work at the 'New York Times.' My goal, starting out, was just to see if I could be a journalist.

I come from music videos and commercials, where style is a big part of the whole world. I've always tried to add that to whatever I'm doing.