A biography for Bill Kellerhasn’t been written yet.
“Since September 11 2001, editors in America have faced some excruciating choices, as the attempt to wage a war against a new kind of enemy sometimes strained the boundaries of our laws and values.”
“Buying an aggregator and calling it a content play is a little like a company's announcing plans to improve its cash position by hiring a counterfeiter.”
“I think if you're a regular viewer of Fox News, you're among the most cynical people on planet Earth. I cannot think of a more cynical slogan than 'Fair and Balanced.'”
“The most obvious drawback of social media is that they are aggressive distractions.”
“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.”
“Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, has on several occasions talked about transparency as an absolute principle. I don't personally believe that.”
“For all of the woes besetting our business, I believe with all my heart that newspapers - whether they are distributed to your doorstep, your laptop, your iPhone or a chip implanted in your cerebral cortex - will be around for a long time.”
“There's no question that sources sometimes have interests aside from the truth when they talk to reporters. That's why reporters have to very aggressively report against their own theses and against their initial information.”
“I don't think anyone at Fox believes they are producing even-handed, impartial coverage.”
“I make a joke that I'm the Internet curmudgeon, but 'wary' is a good way to put it.”
“Anyone with an Internet service provider can be a pundit or whatever they want.”
“One of the most important disciplines in journalism is to challenge your working premises.”
“I have nothing against conservative people putting out conservative commentary or doing conservative broadcasting, or liberal people doing liberal broadcasting, or conservative blogs or liberal blogs.”
“Every time my TweetDeck shoots a new tweet to my desktop, I experience a little dopamine spritz that takes me away from... from... wait, what was I saying?”
“There's a lot of stuff they don't teach you in the mythical editors' school. They don't teach you that you're going to have to spend a lot of your life in crisis management.”
“Liberation movements - prizing ends over means - are not always particular about their friends or scrupulous about their transactions.”
“Every technology, including the printing press, comes at some price.”
“I don't have dating tips.”
“Choosing my favorite moment in journalism would be like picking a favorite among my children. I can't pick one favorite.”
“I do care if religious doctrine becomes an excuse to exclude my fellow citizens from the rights and protections our country promises.”