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
Art doesn't spring from the muses alone, but from hard work. Tom Rachman arthardmuse Change image and 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 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
When I left Toronto and entered journalism in the late 1990s, I had many notions about the news business, nearly all of them wrong, as it turned out. Tom Rachman 1990sbusinessenter 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
I hadn't been a particularly precocious reader, but everybody else in my family was. Tom Rachman familyprecociousreader 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
There are journalists who are drawn to the most extroverted, aggressive jobs because they get an ego high from it. It can be shocking to encounter them and even worse to work with them. Tom Rachman aggressivebadlydraw Change image and share on social
I went to the University of Toronto to study the history and theory of film, in the back of my mind thinking I'd go to NYU film school and see if I could make a career of it. Tom Rachman backcareerfilm Change image and share on social
