#us

After Watergate, which happened when I was in college, I became increasingly inspired by journalism as a way to change the world. It sounds corny, but to wake the public up, to serve a higher cause. ↗

— David Talbot

#became #cause #change #change the world #college

Do I regret taking the company public? Yes and no. Yes, because it put us under enormous pressure for a young company to go public at that point in its history, something you never could have done in the old days. ↗

— David Talbot

#company #could #days #done #enormous

I don't think Fox News or Rush Limbaugh need Clinton it turns out. I think there's a hunger out there for - whether it's on the left or right - a more lively and provocative type of political journalism. I think Salon and Fox on the other side have both benefited from that. ↗

— David Talbot

#both #clinton #fox #fox news #hunger

I have enormous respect for Steve Johnson, and as I've told him, Feed was one of the inspirations for Salon. They were up there before we were. And also for Joey and the Suck people. ↗

— David Talbot

#before #enormous #feed #him #i

I knew I wanted to be a journalist ever since I was a teenager. While it is interesting and gratifying to be on the business side and to see how that all works, the main reason I kept a business role here was to protect the editorial integrity of Salon. ↗

— David Talbot

#editorial #ever #gratifying #here #how

I think there is a difference between Slate and Salon. I think we both serve important functions on the Internet. As more and more Websites disappear, I'm thankful Slate is still around because it makes things less lonely. ↗

— David Talbot

#because #between #both #difference #disappear

I think we've broken story after story that the rest of the media refused to break even when they had the story because they were scared of the story, or they just didn't think it was appropriate. ↗

— David Talbot

#appropriate #because #break #broken #even

Journalism is not just a cause, it's also a wacky profession. ↗

— David Talbot

#cause #journalism #just #profession #wacky

On the other hand, we raised $25 million by going public. It's that money that we used to build this company, to build the circulation, to build a high profile and to hire staff that made Salon what it is today. ↗

— David Talbot

#circulation #company #going #hand #high

The bold defiance of a woman is the certain sign of her shame, - when she has once ceased to blush, it is because she has too much to blush for. ↗

— Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

#blush #bold #ceased #certain #defiance