Frank ZappaDefinition of rock journalism: People who can't write, doing interviews with people who can't think, in order to prepare articles for people who can't read.
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Brian Williams, the former anchor of NBC Nightly News, once said, "If you're not careful, the paper will eat you up." This quote is a warning to journalists about the dangers of writing for the public. Most of us are proud of our writing skills. We want our work to be read by others. However, people who can’t write are easily overwhelmed by the process of writing something for someone who can’t read. The result is articles that are filled with poor grammar and bad spelling.
Source: The Real Frank Zappa Book
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