A lot of my idealism was frustrated by the end of the '60s because of the way things went with the assassinations and the sense that the political establishment was so fixed in its ways you couldn't change anything. David Talbot 60sassassinationchange share on social
The only school that let me in was U.C. Santa Cruz, which is where I went. They didn't have a journalism program, so I took sociology, which is the closest thing to journalism. David Talbot closecruzjournalism Change image and share on social
I knew I wanted to be a journalist ever since I was a teenager. While it is interesting and gratifying to be on the business side and to see how that all works, the main reason I kept a business role here was to protect the editorial integrity of Salon. David Talbot businesseditorialgratify share on social
Most Sunday magazines, with the New York Times as an exception, are kind of sleepy, weekend service vehicles to move living room products. David Talbot exceptionkindlive Change image and share on social
You can crash on one set of rocks or the other set of rocks, and they crashed on the other set of rocks, which was probably being too little to be commercially viable. David Talbot commerciallycrashrock Change image and share on social
On the other hand, we raised $25 million by going public. It's that money that we used to build this company, to build the circulation, to build a high profile and to hire staff that made Salon what it is today. David Talbot buildcirculationcompany share on social
I think we've broken story after story that the rest of the media refused to break even when they had the story because they were scared of the story, or they just didn't think it was appropriate. David Talbot breakhavemedium Change image and share on social
People sort of take it for granted, but the more you see of the media world the more you appreciate a paper like the Times where its family continues to invest in editorial quality and I think it's the truly is the best paper in the world. David Talbot continueeditorialfamily share on social
I got kicked out of high school, so I couldn't get into very many colleges. David Talbot collegehighkick Change image and share on social
They may be a little more high brow than we are. David Talbot browhigh Change image and share on social