Best line of the interview? Try this one: Journalists, Curtis says, are “disgruntled and angry because they went into journalism to cover real stories and make a real difference, not waste time discussing drunk Germans getting arrested driving down the street in motorized wheelchairs.” Runner up, in a tight race, was this gem: “You can’t be “The Most Trusted Name in News” and run lead stories on tattooed fish or musical condoms.”
Amen, brother. Read the whole thing.
Paul McLeary is a former CJR staff writer. Since 2008, he has covered the Pentagon for Foreign Policy, Defense News, Breaking Defense, and other outlets. He is currently a defense reporter for Politico.