A Little Noise

 

“You must not give up. You must hold on. Tell the truth. Report the truth. Disturb the order of things. Find a way to get in the way and make a little noise with your pens, your pencils, your cameras.”

—John Lewis (1940-2020), Georgia congressman and civil rights leader, the “conscience of Congress,” “A century of Pulitzer winners call on journalists to shake up status quo,” Poynter, April 1, 2016.

  

• Editorial Comment: More than ever.

 

 

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“I don’t think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones, in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.” —Tom Stoppard