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The why is what makes journalism an adult game. The why is what makes policy coherent and useful. The why is what transforms bureaucrats and foot soldiers and political leaders into viable instruments of rational and affirmative change. The why is everything and without it, the very suggestion of human progress becomes a cosmic joke.

~David Simon

Topics: Adult Affirmative Becomes Bureaucrats Change Coherent Cosmic Everything Foot Game Human Human Progress Instruments Joke Journalism Leaders Makes Policy Political Political Leaders Progress Rational Soldiers Suggestion Useful Very Viable Why Without

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I would be lying if I said the journalism doesn't reflect my own choices as a reporter and a writer: what to say, what to emphasize, how to say it, what is true or untrue.

~David Simon

Topics: Choices Emphasize How Journalism Lying My Own Own Reflect Reporter Said Say True Untrue Would Writer

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One of the sad things about contemporary journalism is that it actually matters very little. The world now is almost inured to the power of journalism. The best journalism would manage to outrage people. And people are less and less inclined to outrage.

~David Simon

Topics: About Actually Almost Best Contemporary Inclined Journalism Less Little Manage Matters Now Outrage People Power Sad Things Very World Would

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What writer wants to make compromises with story? Story is the only reason you're in it.

~David Simon

Topics: Compromises Make Only Reason Story Wants Writer You

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The trick to making a story matter is that every now and then, somebody you care about has to go. If it's somebody that you don't care about, then it doesn't really have - the stakes aren't there. But if you do that every now and then, then the story matters to people. And there are actual stakes involved, emotional stakes.

~David Simon

Topics: About Actual Care Emotional Every Go Involved Making Matter Matters Now Now And Then People Really Somebody Stakes Story Then Trick You

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To be told you've won a MacArthur fellowship is very flattering and gratifying personally.

~David Simon

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On a practical level I'm a TV producer and storyteller who's gone about as long as you can go without achieving a mass audience.

~David Simon

Topics: About Achieving Audience Go Gone Level Long Mass Practical Producer Storyteller Tv Without You

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There are a couple of ideas for features that I would love to do. They happen to be comedies.

~David Simon

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I had a great editor, Rebecca Corbett, from the time I was a city reporter right through to the years I worked on the 'Sun's' enterprise reporting team.

~David Simon

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While I think storytelling is a meaningful way to spend your life... it does feel a little bit secondary or off-point.

~David Simon

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Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: Unknown

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