I had been at the newspaper for a few months. It wasn’t regarded as the paper, it was their paper. There was a sense of community because they reported, we reported, I reported the little things, the whist drives, the weddings, the funerals, the little speeches. In one sense it was the most boring copy in the world to anyone picking it up, but, on the other hand, it was crucial to the people who lived in those communities.
I often see cases of Internet news where there's no reconciliation for what's gone before and what's newly arrived. That training for me - which was … - Harold Evans
I often see cases of Internet news where there's no reconciliation for what's gone before and what's newly arrived. That training for me - which was …
- Harold Evans
Transmitting information is easier than creating understanding. - Harold Evans
Transmitting information is easier than creating understanding.
I love craftsmanship of any kind, a job well done either by my chiropractor or carpenter, and I am addicted to print, the type, the ink. But my basic… - Harold Evans
I love craftsmanship of any kind, a job well done either by my chiropractor or carpenter, and I am addicted to print, the type, the ink. But my basic…
When I first came to the United States in 1956 I fell in love with things - mainly the vitality and the freedoms. - Harold Evans
When I first came to the United States in 1956 I fell in love with things - mainly the vitality and the freedoms.
Propaganda is persuading people to make up their minds while withholding some of the facts from them. - Harold Evans
Propaganda is persuading people to make up their minds while withholding some of the facts from them.
The democratization of news is fine and splendid, but it's not reporting. It's based on a fragment of information picked up from television or the we… - Harold Evans
The democratization of news is fine and splendid, but it's not reporting. It's based on a fragment of information picked up from television or the we…
Attempting to get at truth means rejecting stereotypes and cliches. - Harold Evans
Attempting to get at truth means rejecting stereotypes and cliches.
I think a lot of newspapers have lost touch with that sense of community, which so impressed me as a teenager when I had to knock on people's doors. - Harold Evans
I think a lot of newspapers have lost touch with that sense of community, which so impressed me as a teenager when I had to knock on people's doors.
When I was studying at Chicago and at Stanford University, where many many cases of two people observing the same event have a different take on what… - Harold Evans
When I was studying at Chicago and at Stanford University, where many many cases of two people observing the same event have a different take on what…
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