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"Miscellanists are the most popular writers among every people; for it is they who form a communication between the learned and the unlearned, and, as it were, throw a bridge between those two great divisions of the public."
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JournalismWhen a dog bites a man, that is not news, because it happens so often. — Journalism
"When a dog bites a man, that is not news, because it happens so often. But if a man bites a dog, that is news."
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Often misattributed to Journalism. Authenticity is disputed.
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Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on events, facts, ideas, and people that constitute the "news of the day" and inform society with a commitment to accuracy and verification. The word, a noun, applies to the occupation, the methods of gathering information, and the organizing literary styles.
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