“Journalism is the first rough draft of history.” -Philip Graham
Tag: Journalism
Wednesday Words – Nora Ephron
“A lot of college graduates approach me about becoming screenwriters. I tell them, ‘Do not become a screenwriter, become a journalist,’ because journalists go into worlds that are not their own. Kids who go to Hollywood write coming-of-age stories for their first scripts, about what happened to them when they were sixteen. Then they write… Continue reading Wednesday Words – Nora Ephron
Wednesday Words – Ghostbusters
“Between Jones’ exit from the table and Dippold’s arrival, this same male journalist — while manspreading in his chair, naturally — later comments that, even if a toy company did make figurines of the cast, “little boys would never play with female Ghostbusters action figures.” Ah, yes. Thank you, Mr. Whoever You Are, for coming to set… Continue reading Wednesday Words – Ghostbusters
Wednesday Words – Gwen Stefani
“Ms. Stefani, unguarded and reflective, spoke quickly in torrents of words, pausing only to sip tea from a cup that, like most of her décor, was black and white.” – Caryn Ganz, The New York Times, Gwen Stefani Climbs Back From the Abyss
