I had pictured journalism as I'd seen it in the most ennobling films, where the reporter battles for the truth, propelled by conviction, and is triumphant. There are journalists who fit that ideal. Tom Rachman battleconvictionennoble Change image and share on social
The question I ask myself is what would have happened if newspapers hadn't initially given their content away for free on the Internet. It's so hard to get people to pay once they are accustomed to having something for free. Tom Rachman accustomcontentfree share on social
A common defense among obituary-fanciers such as myself is that the obit is not about death at all. It is about life. This is true since an article about the condition of deadness would make for turgid reading at best. Tom Rachman articlecommoncondition share on social
I don't like most contemporary art. But I think if you talked to any person who's heavily involved in contemporary art, they'd say the same thing. If you go to a biennale, you don't expect to like much of it. Tom Rachman artbiennalecontemporary share on social
The strength of fiction is not in reading about yourself, but in reading about other people. Tom Rachman fictionpeopleread Change image and share on social
I hadn't been a particularly precocious reader, but everybody else in my family was. Tom Rachman familyprecociousreader Change image and share on social
My parents used to rent old movies - my whole childhood is in black and white - and it was my dream to make films. Tom Rachman blackchildhooddream Change image and share on social
Obituaries were among my favorite to write because they have elements no other news stories have - a story from start to finish with a proper conclusion. Tom Rachman conclusionelementfavorite Change image and share on social
My own career started in New York at the 'Associated Press', a fast-paced news agency where we rarely had time for deep reporting. Tom Rachman agencycareerdeep Change image and share on social
During my past career as a journalist, I relished writing obits and equally dreaded phoning relatives for the necessary facts. But to my surprise and great relief, they often wanted to talk - they wanted their recently deceased loved ones recorded in print. Tom Rachman careerdeceasedread share on social
