"Incredible journalism is like incredible baby-making--it starts with passion. The guy combing through the city budgets because it's his job isn't the same as the guy combing through them because it keeps him up at night, because he thinks about it when he shouldn't be. Institutions support that passion--but they don't create it. When my old Howard buddy was killed by the cops, it was all I could think about, and it was all I wanted to write about. And I did it almost for free, because it helped me sleep at night. I was burning to get it down. I deeply suspect that the bloggers you love, and the reporters you love, are similarly on fire inside."
--Ta-Nehisi Coates, blogger, The Atlantic, 2009
I absolutely love this! I got it today in my email from a journalist, and wanted to share it on my blog. I think passion plays into all things in life. If we love what we do, we do it to the best of our ability. Good writers love to write. They love to share a story, and they understand the importance of their job. In such a busy world, it was nice to get a quote like this and remember to cherish and have passion for the things we love in life.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment