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 KELLERThe queen of aggregation is, of course, Arianna Huffington, who has discovered that if you take celebrity gossip, adorable kitten videos, posts from unpaid bloggers and news reports from other publications, array them on your website and add a left-wing soundtrack, millions of people will come.
More Bill Keller Quotes
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The curse of a journalist is that he always has more questions than answers.
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I make a joke that I’m the Internet curmudgeon, but ‘wary’ is a good way to put it.
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A vote for Mitt Romney is a vote for Satan.
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Every technology, including the printing press, comes at some price.
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Beating up on the so-called elite media has a nice populist ring to it.
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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.
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It’s a considerable source of tragedy in the world that people stay in powerful jobs long past the point where they’re a spent force.
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My view of social media is that it is a set of tools, not a religion.
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The Democrats generally recoil from the subject of entitlements.
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Whether or not Twitter makes you stupid, it certainly makes some smart people sound stupid.
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The queen of aggregation is, of course, Arianna Huffington, who has discovered that if you take celebrity gossip, adorable kitten videos, posts from unpaid bloggers and news reports from other publications, array them on your website and add a left-wing soundtrack, millions of people will come.
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I don’t have dating tips.
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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.
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I do care if religious doctrine becomes an excuse to exclude my fellow citizens from the rights and protections our country promises.
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I think there’s a misconception that I’m opposed to social media.
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