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...There is a shortage of good writing," Rooney said. "Writing at most levels today is very poor, but the need for good writers is great. In Hollywood, there are thousands of directors, producers and actors who are waiting for good scripts, there are none...
...Rooney said good writers do not get the recognition they deserve, which does not help encourage people to study the craft of writing...
...Rooney expressed has similar ideas about reporting, especially television reporting, the quality of which he said is declining...
...writer's mind. It takes a long while, which is why television does not get a chance to do the in-depth coverage it should. It can't afford to commit reporters for a week and a half, for example, to find the real story behind the story," Rooney said...
...Rooney said he has always had a great love and admiration for the power of the English language. From his days as a student at Alton Academy in Albany, N. Y., where he won awards for his writing, to his time at Colgate, where he was the editor of their literary magazine, he has always wanted to be a writer...