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In almost all other professions a man must be able to observe carefully and report accurately what he has seen. Those qualifications are unnecessary for journalists, however, since their job is to write sensational stories that sell newspapers.
In almost all other professions a man must be able to observe carefully and report accurately what he has seen. Those qualifications are unnecessary for journalists, however, since their job is to write sensational stories that sell newspapers.
Approximate author period: c. 1965 AD · modern
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- Robert Anton Wilson
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- Approximate author period: c. 1965 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Robert Anton Wilson: documented activity in 1965. Wikidata Q314215, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q314215 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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