Journalism Quotes · Page 117

Commentors to the Blog suggested Nick should take the Independent for every penny.

— Eddie Mair

The media understands the system only on the basis of ministers and governments. It seldom sympathises with the people who work within…

— Ravish Kumar

“The media are less a window on reality, than a stage on which officials and journalists perform self-scripted, self-serving fictions.”

— Thomas Sowell

When I first became a journalist, people said, 'Oh, that must be interesting.' They saw it as slightly glamorous, slightly edgy. They…

— Fiona Barton

Critics of Fox News have pointed out that Fox News does partisan propaganda, and there's ample evidence on a daily basis.

— David Shuster

Somewhere along the line, many Americans relegated the media to a notch on the morality scale only slightly above that of child…

— Gregory Kane

I don't believe any Western journalists, quite frankly. I believe they're liars until proven otherwise.

— Anonymous

“Journalism largely consists in saying "Lord Jones is dead" to people who never knew Lord Jones was alive.”

— G.K. Chesterton

I was not going to use writing for advertising or journalism. I would tend bar, load trucks, chauffeur - do whatever it…

— Dennis Lehane

The cable news channels have cleverly seized on the creed of objectivity and redefined it in populist terms. They attack news based…

— Chris Hedges

I've never canceled a subscription to a newspaper because of bad cartoons or editorials. If that were the case, I wouldn't have…

— Richard M. Nixon

To ask whether the mainstream media has a conservative or liberal bias is like asking whether al-Qaida uses too much oil in…

— Al Franken

Covering a historic event is perfectly legitimate. It's not sneaking into somebody's boudoir... These people belong to history, and not to record…

— Elliott Erwitt

I know of no American who starts from a higher level of aspiration than the journalist. . . . He plans to…

— Anonymous

“But being dependent, every day of the year and for year after year, upon certain politicians for news, the newspaper reporters are…

— Edward L. Bernays

I love writing journalism because it's all over in two hours and comes straight off the top of the head. Writing novels…

— Rachel Johnson

Perhaps the biggest problem in journalism is the cult divide between journalists and corporate owners.

— Ken Auletta

It's not easy, but I truly that think being a good listener is an important part of being a good journalist.

— Emily Chang

CNN is destroying their franchise. They've become either the trial network or the story network.

— Art Bell

“The thrill of working in this building, with its iconic globe on top, would never fade.”

— Gwenda Bond

First of all, tabloid stories are some of the richest and most important stories that we have. There's nothing wrong, per se,…

— Errol Morris

Both CNN and NPR prohibit political activity by all journalists, no matter their assignment.

— Bill Dedman

Family ownership provides the independence that is sometimes required to withstand governmental pressure and preserve freedom of the press.

— Katharine Graham

Looking at yourself through the media is like looking at one of those rippled mirrors in an amusement park.

— Anonymous

I am not against privatisation of the media channels but I stand for a strong regulation and transparency.

— Arvind Kejriwal

The handful of corporations that own most of the media outlets have an interest in reflecting establishment views.

— Janeane Garofalo

“Send me the article beforehand, don't forget, and try and let it be free from nonsense. Facts, facts, facts. And above all,…

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Im pretty sure the media lies so much that they actually believe their own lies.

— Anonymous

One thing that is for certain is that there are tens of millions of people who are deeply unsatisfied with the way…

— Jon Lovett

In an era of 'fake news' the role of trained and professional journalists has never been more important.

— Wes Streeting

“Carol, I thought you didn't liked playing with the minds of normal people.” “Yes, but the press don't count as normal.” “She’s…

— John Zakour

You'd learn more about the world by lying on the couch and drinking gin out of a bottle than by watching the…

— Garrison Keillor

I have given up newspapers in exchange for Tacitus and Thucydides, for Newton and Euclid; and I find myself much the happier.

— Thomas Jefferson

“Newspapers struggle with the choice between using in-house journalists to produce content and aggregating content produced by others.”

— Bharat Anand

There's a way in which these guys all think absolutely media, day and night. Access is what it's all about, so they…

— Michael Ignatieff

When you see me up on a breaking-news story, it is not good news. I'm not about to give you the secret…

— Harris Faulkner

“It’s true that journalism in reality is not the journalism that we learnt in the university. It is far from it.”

— Nilantha Ilangamuwa

There are many different ways of categorizing news. It doesn't have to be just war and famine and serious politics.

— Piers Morgan

The journalist should be on his guard against publishing what is false in taste or exceptionable in morals.

— William C. Bryant

I am the one person who can truthfully say, I got my job through the New York Times.

— John F. Kennedy