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John Hockenberry [1956-0] American
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Journalist


John Charles Hockenberry is an American journalist and author, a four-time Emmy Award winner and three-time Peabody Award winner. 

Courage, Design



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Design is the courage and brilliance to cover an original and make it different. Courage, Design
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An object imbued with intent - it has power, it's treasure, we're drawn to it. An object devoid of intent - it's random, it's imitative, it repels us. It's like a piece of junk mail to be thrown away.
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I think everybody in news understands that the audience that watches for more than an hour is not your target audience - because those people are on life support.
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The media doesn't need a conscience; people need consciences.
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I think every journalist understands when they are the beneficiary of hot information that, yes, they have a scoop, but they're also being used. Part of your responsibility as a journalist is to tell the story of why that information is coming to you, consistent with the ground rules of your sourcing.
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In general, I think very few people have a sustained interest in news.
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