Two great blogging journalists

May 10th, 2006

I’ve heard it said that a great journalist just says what you’re thinking, but better and more concisely.   (Clearly a journalist isn’t writing this blog)…   I had two encounters recently that have stuck in my mind.

First, I was supposed to meet the larger-than-life Om Malik in SF last weekend, but accidentally ran into him this past weekend in NYC.   So I said “Om, clearly I have to travel far and wide to meet you..”   His wry response?
“Oh, didn’t you know? All roads lead to Om…”

On a much more lip-biting note, I met with Diane Francis, the Canadian journalist who is famous for her columns (at least up north).   We were discussing parental issues and she said something I don’t think I’ll ever forget…   she said
“A parent can only ever be as happy as their saddest child”.   Wow.

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  • 1. Anwar  |  May 16th, 2006 at 2:27 pm

    on a somewhat parallel note … “Literature is news that stays news” (Ezra Pound)

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