People crave trustworthy information about the world we live in. Some people want it because it is essential to the way they make a living. Some want it because they regard being well-informed as a condition of good citizenship. Some want it because they want something to exchange over dinner tables and water coolers. Bill Keller Read Quote
Twitter and Facebook are brilliant tools, the journalistic uses of which are still being plumbed. They are great for disseminating interesting material. They are useful for gathering information, including from places that are inaccessible. Bill Keller Read Quote
My dad was an engineer, and he became the CEO of Chevron. His was an engineer’s mind-set: Everything’s kind of a problem; how do you approach the problem? Bill Keller Read Quote
I think there’s been a decline in the public’s access to what’s being done with their tax dollars, what’s being done in their name. I hope that that will be repaired. Bill Keller Read Quote
You don’t want to go around willy-nilly suing news organizations. That’s probably self-defeating. Bill Keller Read Quote
My feeling about the Internet or anything else is that the more it tends to become a cult, the more I want to call it into question. Bill Keller Read Quote
Anyone with an Internet service provider can be a pundit or whatever they want. Bill Keller Read Quote
In fact, I spent 25 years as a reporter, swearing I would never become an editor. Sitting at a desk, watching other people go out and find the story, and then fussing with other people’s words – I just didn’t get the appeal of that. Bill Keller Read Quote
Choosing my favorite moment in journalism would be like picking a favorite among my children. I can’t pick one favorite. Bill Keller Read Quote
