"journalism is history's first draft"

[mckitterick]

That's fantastic. I hadn't heard this quote before, but apparently it's well-known among journalists.

Just had to share that.

Best,
Chris

Comments

[kansas-dave.livejournal.com]

Mark Twain said:

News is history in its first and best form its vivid and fascinating form . . . history is the pale and tranquil reflection of it. - 1924 Autobiography vol 1 (according to the Yale Book of Quotations)


Philip Graham said:

News is the first rough draft of history. - according to the internet

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Cool!

[amjhawk.livejournal.com]

Ack, don't remind me. You know, your posts are supposed to be a break from my work.

Tomorrow, I'll be getting cozy with the UDK archives.