(Slate) ... What makes "first rough draft of history" so tuneful, at least to the ears of journalists? Well, it flatters them. Journalists hope that one day a historian will uncover their dusty work and celebrate their genius. But that almost never happens. Historians tend to view journalism as unreliable and tend to be dismissive of our work. They'd rather work from primary sources—official documents, photographs, interviews, and the like—rather than from our clips. Continued
Aug 31, 2010
Who Said It First? Journalism is the "first rough draft of history."
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Interesting piece. Thanks for catching this one.
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