Jessica Savitch Quotes

American - Journalist | February 1, 1947 - October 23, 1983

The idea of stardom was difficult to grasp. It was like being schizophrenic; there was her, the woman on television, and the real me.

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The code of the road is, if there is anything to eat, eat; if there is a place to sit, sit; if there is a restroom, go.

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RoadPlaceGoEatAnythingSit

The better the coverage, the more discriminating the viewer.

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BetterMoreViewerCoverage

The bad news is that 50 people died in a hotel fire; the good news is that we got exclusive footage.

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GoodFirePeopleHotelBadNews

Texas was defined by its larger-than-life characters, particularly politicians.

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TexasPoliticiansCharactersDefined

Television is intensely personal.

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TelevisionPersonalIntensely

Our free enterprise system of disseminating information is collectively referred to as The Media. But there is no collective.

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FreeMediaInformationSystemOur

One reason I left local news was that I was tired of the constant musical chairs among news directors.

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TiredNewsReasonLeftLocalChairs

Newscasters cannot call attention to themselves by being too attractive or too unattractive.

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News reporting is a cycle: No matter how much you work at sending a message, it's only successful if it's received.

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WorkYouNewsMatterSuccessful

News events cannot be controlled, nor can newscasts be mapped out like entertainment shows.

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Never refuse an assignment except when there is a conflict of interest, a potential of danger to you or your family, or you hold a strongly biased attitude about the subject under focus.

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