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Everything is accessible to everyone all the time, and I think there are wondrous things to treasure with what the Internet has made available to journalists. But I think it's also had some effects that are less pleasant. It has chipped away at a sense of privacy and secrecy.

~Bill Keller

Topics: Accessible Also Available Away Effects Everyone Everything Had Internet Journalists Less Made Pleasant Privacy Secrecy Sense Some Things Think Time Treasure Wondrous I Think

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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

Topics: Approach Became Ceo Dad Engineer Everything He His How Kind Mind-Set Problem You

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I'm a Capricorn, actually.

~Bill Keller

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There is a long history of newspapers being doomed. They were doomed by radio. They were doomed by television. They were probably doomed by the telegraph way back when.

~Bill Keller

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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

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You don't want to go around willy-nilly suing news organizations. That's probably self-defeating.

~Bill Keller

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I make a joke that I'm the Internet curmudgeon, but 'wary' is a good way to put it.

~Bill Keller

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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

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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

Topics: Appeal Become Desk Editor Fact Find Get Go In Fact Just Never Other Out People Reporter Sitting Spent Story Swearing Then Watching Words Would Years

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Choosing my favorite moment in journalism would be like picking a favorite among my children. I can't pick one favorite.

~Bill Keller

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Editor

Born: June 18th, 1949

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