David Talbot Quotes

if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon.

I want my work to influence public conversation, to turn heads, and to bear witness to this problem that's raging in our cities. If journalism helps me with that, I'll draw on journalism... and I'm not going to worry too much if academics get troubled over that distinction.

I am a big believer in the power of journalism; it's a heroic pursuit.

Journalism has become a form of idealism. It is no longer, first and foremost, function, craft, service - it is mission.

Both EarthEcho and Seventh Generation understand that young people have the power to change the world - one home, one school and one community at a time.

My job is to get to the heart of a story, to find out what's really going on; to get it verified and, then, to get it out to as many people as possible as fast as.

When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world.

You may not realize this, but people have the power to change the world.

I've never written a political song. Songs can't save the world. I've gone through all that.

I think it's important for the public to know, great reporting starts with a publisher who has guts and an editor who has guts.

Journalism is what maintains democracy. It's the force for progressive social change.

If a person with a bullet in Dallas can change the world, imagine a person with an idea could do.

In essence, I see the value of journalism as resting in a twofold mission: informing the public of accurate and vital information, and its unique ability to provide a truly adversarial check on those in power.

I am incredibly proud of the many journalists I have worked with throughout my career and the great campaigns that we have fought and won.

Journalism still, in a democracy, is the essential force to get the public educated and mobilized to take action on behalf of our ancient ideals.

A key purpose of journalism is to provide an adversarial check on those who wield the greatest power by shining a light on what they do in the dark, and informing the public about those acts.

Confrontation is not a dirty word. Sometimes it's the best kind of journalism as long you don't confront people just for the sake of a confrontation.

As a rock star, I have two instincts, I want to have fun, and I want to change the world. I have a chance to do both.

My grandfather raised me believing in the power of youth to change the world.

I want to change the world. I want to be a part of culture. I want to help teach.

My goal, as always, is simply to inform the public about an issue that is nearly impossible for them to learn about on their own. That is my only goal as a reporter.

I almost became a political journalist, having worked as a reporter at the time of Watergate. The proximity to those events motivated me, when I wound up doing philosophy, to try to use it to move the public debate.

What's clear - and exciting - is that communication for social change is growing.

In every school, community center, city hall, and state capitol, there are women who are making their voices heard and standing up for the people they serve - women who aren't just demanding change but finding ways to create it. They are making an impact, and along the way, they're inspiring others to do the same.

I have this sort of heuristic view that journalism, we possibly offer hope because the world is clearly run by total nincompoops more than ever... Not that journalism is always wonderful - it's not - but at least we offer some way out, some integrity.