David Talbot Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“The only school that let me in was U.C. Santa Cruz, which is where I went. They didn't have a journalism program, so I took sociology, which is the closest thing to journalism.”

“I don't think we would still be here if we hadn't gone public.”

“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.”

“Most Sunday magazines, with the New York Times as an exception, are kind of sleepy, weekend service vehicles to move living room products.”

“There are not that many new media brands you can say that about nowadays.”

“Most magazines have become wallpaper, they're all the same, all the same celebrities. It's really an abysmal time in American journalism right now. But occasionally one story or two will pop out.”

“Even more important maybe, or equally more important at least, is they don't have to scrap for a living.”

“I think we're really getting it right the last few months and hopefully we'll get better and better at it.”

“My favorite thing is still journalism. I'm almost 50. This has been my life ever since I was in college.”

“They may be a little more high brow than we are.”