Be careful about Burma. Most people cannot remember whether it was Siam and has become Thailand, or whether it is now part of Malaysia and should be called Sri Lanka.

Quote by Alexander Cockburn

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The weapon of the advocate is the sword of the soldier, not the dagger of...

The weapon of the advocate is the sword of the soldier, not the dagger of...

The travel writer seeks the world we have lost - the lost valleys of the...

The travel writer seeks the world we have lost - the lost valleys of the...

They keep telling us that in war truth is the first casualty, which is nonsense...

They keep telling us that in war truth is the first casualty, which is nonsense...

A childish soul not inoculated with compulsory prayer is a soul open to any religious...

A childish soul not inoculated with compulsory prayer is a soul open to any religious...

The First Law of Journalism: to confirm existing prejudice, rather than contradict it.

The First Law of Journalism: to confirm existing prejudice, rather than contradict it.

The First Law of Journalism: to confirm existing prejudice, rather than contradict it

The First Law of Journalism: to confirm existing prejudice, rather than contradict it

Every journalist has a novel in him, which is an excellent place for it.

Every journalist has a novel in him, which is an excellent place for it.

A long life in journalism convinced me many presidents ago that there should be a...

A long life in journalism convinced me many presidents ago that there should be a...

A news sense is really a sense of what is important, what is vital, what...

A news sense is really a sense of what is important, what is vital, what...

Generally speaking, the best people nowadays go into journalism, the second best into business, the...

Generally speaking, the best people nowadays go into journalism, the second best into business, the...

The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable, and literature is not...

The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable, and literature is not...

[Ken] Kesey practices what has come to be known as gonzo journalism. The reporter, often...

[Ken] Kesey practices what has come to be known as gonzo journalism. The reporter, often...

The landlady of a boarding-house is a parallelogram - that is, an oblong angular figure,...

The landlady of a boarding-house is a parallelogram - that is, an oblong angular figure,...

Journalism: A profession whose business is to explain to others what it personally does not...

Journalism: A profession whose business is to explain to others what it personally does not...

Journalism is organized gossip.

Journalism is organized gossip.

Good manners have much to do with the emotions. To make them ring true, one...

Good manners have much to do with the emotions. To make them ring true, one...

The journalistic vision sharpens to the point of maximum impact every event, every individual and...

The journalistic vision sharpens to the point of maximum impact every event, every individual and...

Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will...

Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will...

The news is staged, anticipated, reported, analyzed until all interest is wrung from it and...

The news is staged, anticipated, reported, analyzed until all interest is wrung from it and...

It's called political economy because it is has nothing to do with either politics or...

It's called political economy because it is has nothing to do with either politics or...

It is never too late to give up your prejudices

It is never too late to give up your prejudices