Journalism Is Not Easy. It's The First

Transmitting Information Is Easier Than Creating Understanding.

This Impressed Me When I Was The Editor Of The Sunday Times [of London] - We Had The "bloody Sunday" Killings Of 13 Unarmed Civilians By British Paratroopers. We Interviewed 500 People For Our Report, And Not One Of Them Could Give Us A Total Picture Of What Was Happening. It Was Like The Rashomon Effect Multiplied A Million Times. For A Website Or Even A Newspaper To Be A Collector Of Information Flow Is Not The Highest Form Of Journalism.

The Camera Cannot Lie, But It Can Be An Accessory To Untruth.

If Rupert Murdoch Wants To Charge For Content Online, He Will Succeed In So Far, But No Further Than What He Provides That Is Unique And Can't Be Found Anywhere. It Doesn't Seem To Me That If He Wants To Charge It Will Be A Blow To Universal Freedom And Liberty Of Mankind.

In Journalism It Is Simpler To Sound Off Than It Is To Find Out. It Is More Elegant To Pontificate Than It Is To Sweat.