Writers and Editors

"And sure, in a perfect world, I'd love to be getting paid for this post. But I have my own agenda and I'm willing to do it for the valuable exposure I get. The HuffPo is full of contributors just like me. Authors write pieces to promote the sale of more books. Consultants opine to grow their franchises. Politicians mount their soapbox because they know their constituents are there. Even starfuckers show up with the hope of having their piece sit next to Alec Baldwin's. We all have own raison d'ętre for being there. Arianna has assembled the Web's best cocktail party and seemingly everybody wants to be on the list."
~ Raymond Leon Roker, In Defense of FREE: Why I Don't Care That Arianna Doesn't Pay Me

“Blogging isn’t a particularly good training for writing. There’s too much voice, in a way. It’s like Colbert’s truthiness: There’s too much ‘voiciness,’ and not enough fact.”
~ Tina Brown, quoted in New York magazine article by Vanessa Grigoriadis

Note that Tina Brown has launched her own blog, The Daily Beast

"Never get into an argument with people who buy ink by the barrel."
~ Satchel Paige

"How can I know what I think until I see what I say?"
~ E.M. Forster