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Bill Keller (born January 18, 1949) is an American journalist. He is Editor-in-Chief of The Marshall Project. He was a columnist for The New York Times, and was executive editor from July 2003 until September 2011. He announced on June 2, 2011, that he would step down from the position to become a full-time writer. Jill Abramson replaced him as executive editor.

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I make a joke that I'm the Internet curmudgeon, but 'wary' is a good way to put it.

Curmudgeon, Internet, Wary, Way

I don't think anyone at Fox believes they are producing even-handed, impartial coverage.

Believe, Believes, Foxes, Impartial, Producing, Thinking

I'm convinced that the most important division in human affairs is probably not the one between left and right, liberal and conservative. It's the one between zealotry and understanding, between absolute conviction and compromise, between preachers and politicians.

Conviction, Division, Important, Probably, Understanding, Zealotry

I don't have dating tips.

Dating, Tips

Every technology, including the printing press, comes at some price.

Including, Press, Price, Printing, Technology

Casual reliance on unnamed sources. . . corrodes our credibility and, in cases that are rare but not rare enough, may abet journalistic malpractice.

Abet, Corrodes, Credibility, Enough, May

It's a considerable source of tragedy in the world that people stay in powerful jobs long past the point where they're a spent force.

Jobs, Past, Powerful, Tragedy, World

My feeling about the Internet or anything else is that the more it tends to become a cult, the more I want to call it into question.

Become, Feelings, Internet, Tends, Want

Most recently, the President's reluctance to offend Senator Rick Santorum -- a Catholic theocrat who believes that states should have the power to arrest gay lovers in their bedrooms, or even to criminalize couples who use contraceptives -- was an occasion to wonder what, exactly, Mr. Bush was born-again into.

Believe, Couple, Gay, Occasion, Rick, Senator

Choosing my favorite moment in journalism would be like picking a favorite among my children. I can't pick one favorite.

Children, Journalism, Moment, Picking, Would Be

I think there's a misconception that I'm opposed to social media.

Media, Misconception, Opposed, Social, Thinking

I think Twitter is a fabulous tool. Crowd-sourcing by Twitter is useful in getting early warnings.

Fabulous, Thinking, Tool, Tools, Warning, Warnings

I don't think fairness means that you give equal time to every point of view no matter how marginal. You weigh the sides, you do some truth-testing, you apply judgment to them.

Give, Mean, Point, Thinking, View, Views

Buying an aggregator and calling it a content play is a little like a company's announcing plans to improve its cash position by hiring a counterfeiter.

Aggregator, Calling, Cash, Content, Play

I'm a Capricorn, actually.

Actually, Capricorn, Capricorns

Being an editor has been a source of great satisfaction, but writing is the thing I truly love.

Editor, Editors, Love, Satisfaction, Source, Writing

One of the most important disciplines in journalism is to challenge your working premises.

Challenge, Challenges, Discipline, Disciplines, Important, Premises

One of the reasons that I'm a lurker on Twitter is that every time I tweet an idea, I feel like I'm delivering something to the competition that I ought to be giving to a reporter here.

Competition, Delivering, Giving, Ideas, Reporter, Tweet

The most obvious drawback of social media is that they are aggressive distractions.

Aggressive, Distraction, Drawback, Media, Social

My view of social media is that it is a set of tools, not a religion.

Media, Religion, Social, Tools, View, Views

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