— Mike Daisey via This American Life’s episode Mr. Daisey and the Apple factory
(Source: thisamericanlife.org)
— The tagline from Nerdist Industries
(Source: nerdist.com)
FON thinkers, who emerged only in the last few years, represent a new kind of public intellectual: journalism academics known for neither their journalism nor their scholarship.
…
It may be okay for academics to sell this thesis, but shame on journalism executives for buying it.
Dean Starkman via CJR
http://www.cjr.org/essay/confidence_game.php?page=all
— Steve Jobs
1996 interview on NPR’s Fresh Air
http://n.pr/tzLHcO
Words to live by…
Source: Unaired 1997 Apple Think Different Commercial Narrated by Steve Jobs via Laughing Squid http://bit.ly/nT5DcT
Sometimes, in journalism, we’re going to need a pep talk… when we are trying, but failing… when we are starting to doubt ourselves and our abilities. Play this and believe in yourself. THUMBS UP EVERYBODY, FOR ROCK AND ROLL!
(Source: bestrooftalkever.com)
— David Kay, former Iraq weapon inspectors turned photographer. (NOTE: This makes me think about my and other Web journalists’ tone against newsroom leadership. Should we ease up? Truthfully, I don’t think it’s not in my nature. I lack that awareness.)
(Source: blogger.com)
Who am I, Kylie? … Why a
foxjournalist? Why not ahorsehandyman or abeetlebanker or abald eaglebread maker? I’m saying this more like as existentialism, you know? Who am I, and how can afoxjournalist ever be happy without a — forgive the expression —chicken in its teethgiving voice to the voiceless?
— Mr. Fox, Fantastic Mr. Fox
The goal for this tumblr, as mentioned before, is to post quotes form diverse sources that, for me, apply to journalism. For this entry, I’d post the entire freakin’ speech. RadioLab’s Robert Krulwich spoke to the UC Berkeley graduating journalism class and gave an incredible talk… do yourself a favor, and read all of it: “There are some people who don’t wait.” Robert Krulwich on the future of journalism
Some of my favorite lines:
“… we will never trust a company that hires us, no matter how good, how proud it is at this moment, to stay loyal to us. To protect us. We will never put our faith in a corporation, even a good one. We can’t. Because everything we know tells us that we will be disappointed. That we are vulnerable.”
“it would be so wonderful to be able to walk into a place and not have to worry again about anything but your work. But that world has vanished. Poof!”
“Journalism doesn’t have to be your first love… or your only love.”
“If you don’t have that feeling, maybe you’re lucky. You can lead a more sane life. But if you do – I say congratulations. You have what it takes to begin.”
”.. I know about friends and siblings who didn’t go crazy, who didn’t try to become professional storytellers, who became normal things, like sales people, and doctors and teachers and are now moving into homes, buying real furniture and making you feel like you are slipping backwards in the world for the sin of following a dream. I know about that.”
“The people in charge, of course, don’t want to change. They like the music they’ve got. To the newcomers, they say, ‘Wait your turn’.”
You know… Just go read the thing, it’s brilliant! http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/05/12/%E2%80%9Cthere-are-some-people-who-don%E2%80%99t-wait-%E2%80%9D-robert-krulwich-on-the-future-of-journalism/
— John Lasseter, in the documentary The Pixar Story, describing the working philosophy/culture in the early days of computer animation at Lucasfilm. He worked along side developers who created by new software for his animations. “I loved working with these guys.”
Professor at USC Annenberg. Worked for seattletimes.com, SFGate.com, eXaminer.com, La Prensa Gráfica and others. Text webjournalist to 50500 for contact info.
