Journalism Is The First Draft Of History Quotes

News is only the first rough draft of history.

journalism is the first draft of history,

Journalism is just the first rough draft of history,

We don't claim perfection; even the best journalism is but a first draft of history. But we bring to the challenge certain basic beliefs that aren't much in fashion these days. We believe facts are facts and that they are ascertainable through honest, open-minded and diligent reporting. We thus believe that truth is attainable by laying fact upon fact, much like the construction of a cathedral. News, in short, is not merely a matter of views. And truth is not merely in the eye of the beholder. [Letter From the Publisher: A Report to The Wall Street Journal’s Readers, 12 January, 1993]

Journalism is the “first rough draft of history.

Journalism is just the first rough draft of history, the late Philip Graham once said to emphasize the reality that journalists never could know the whole truth right away.

Carolyn M. Edy has broadened and deepened our understanding of women war correspondents. In so doing, she has expanded our appreciation of the scope and quality of their work and has corrected the many incomplete or incorrect conclusions of those who wrote the first drafts of history. These women served, and served well, their country and their profession, and it is good to have them restored to their proper place in history.