For me, a really radical position for journalism to take is to stop being cynical. Cynicism is what passes for insight among the mediocre.
Joe KleinI got into journalism because I came of age in the '60s. It just seemed one way for me to get things done.
Joe KleinI came to political consciousness with John F. Kennedy's magnificent 1961 Inaugural Address. It seemed the start of something fresh and exciting, and it was.
Joe Klein