“News is history in its first and best form, its vivid and fascinating form . . . History is the pale and tranquil reflection of it.” —Mark Twain (1835-1910), author and sometime journalist/historian
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Oh this is too much. How dare you sir? I'll see you on the sward at dawn. Laptops.
ReplyDeleteJournalism is history tartare, and just as prone to botulism.
Mark L. Damen
Professor of History and Classics
Utah State University
Good one. I tell audiences that I do what I do because I love to see history being made.
ReplyDelete--Tony