Quotes by Chris Rose

“The most open, joyous, free-wheeling, celebratory city in the country is broken, hurting, down on its knees. Failing. Begging for help. Somebody turn this movie off; I dont want to watch it anymore. I want a slow news day. I want a no news day.”

“I have unwittingly and unwillingly become an emotional flashpoint. Thats made me an audience for other peoples pain.”

“He said he has one that has to do with cars.”

“Quite frankly, we need help.”

“Were pleased that Sen. Fitz-Gerald has recognized that her bill has some serious effects and probably wouldnt pass the state Senate.”

“[The poker game never materialized.] For almost three hours we sat there and watched an American classic on DVD, ... It was a night I will not soon forget.”

“Once we get it out to the lake, we will go over it and see if we can determine what happened,”

“Ill miss more than anything being a a part of that team. Weve accomplished a lot in the last three years.”

If there was no New Orleans, America would just be a bunch of free people dying of boredom. -Judy Deck in an e-mail sent to Chris Rose

Like so many others of my tenure and temperament—stubborn ancients, I suppose—web reporting is anathema to everything I love about newspapering: getting a tip, developing leads, fleshing-out the details, then telling the story. Now it stops with the tip. Just verify (hopefully!) and post it. I didn’t write stories anymore; I produced content.