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Marvin Kalb
“There’s no doubt in my mind that if a college kid came to me and asked whether he or she should get into journalism, I would be an enthusiastic supporter. It’s a phenomenally important craft at the moment. I use the word “craft” and not profession, because there is no specific set of rules that govern a journalist. A journalist should seek information, get it as quickly and as accurately as possible, and transmit it to the people and let them make up their minds. When I was at the height of my career as a radio and television reporter, I truly believed that what I was telling people was the truth, as best as I could find it. I believe today that journalism is split, in a very significant way, between reporters who are part of the political warfare that we see before us in America, and those that continue to believe, as I did years ago, that it is their responsibility to cover that political warfare, but not become part of it.”
