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title: What Makes a Great Journalist
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# What Makes a Great Journalist

> \[P\]art of what makes a great journalist is having a good BS detector.

From a [comment by John](http://www.jessicadasilva.com/2008/07/02/its-worth-fighting-for/#comment-220) on [“It’s worth fighting for”](http://www.jessicadasilva.com/2008/07/02/its-worth-fighting-for/).