Journalism Quote by A. J. Liebling Download Open image “The function of the press in society is to inform, but its role in society is to make money.” — A. J. Liebling ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.6 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Journalism Money Press Press Society Role Society Society Society Inform Society Make
Remember,the press is a business: Newspapers and magazines are in business to make money - sometimes at the expense of accuracy, fairness and even… — Michael Jackson Copy Share Image
The function of the press is very high. It is almost holy. It ought to serve as a forum for the people, through which… — Louis D. Brandeis Copy Share Image
The job of the press is to defend their institution, hold the government accountable and freely report and gather information. — Mercedes Schlapp Copy Share Image
The press is the hired agent of a monied system, and set up for no other purpose than to tell lies where their interests… — Henry Adams Copy Share Image
The power of the press in America is a primordial one. It sets the agenda of public discussion; and this sweeping political power is… — Theodore White Copy Share Image
We do the press because we know logically it influences how we are perceived, but we don't pay attention to it after the fact. — Fab Moretti Copy Share Image
The role of the press and the protections which we afford it are today more important than ever before, because we dwell in a… — Rose Bird Copy Share Image
It is a seldom proffered argument as to the advantages of a free press that it has a major function in keeping the government… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
“The press of the United States? It is a parasitic growth that battens on the capitalist class. Its function is to serve the established… — Jack London Copy Share Image
The press is no substitute for institutions. It is like the beam of a searchlight that moves restlessly about, bringing one episode and then… — Walter Lippmann Copy Share Image
It is an anomaly that information, the one thing most necessary to our survival as choosers of our own way, should be a commodity… — A. J. Liebling Copy Share Image
I used to be shy about ordering a steak after I had eaten a steak sandwich, but I got used to it. — A. J. Liebling Copy Share Image
The pattern of a newspaperman's life is like the plot of 'Black Beauty.' Sometimes he finds a kind master who gives him a dry… — A. J. Liebling Copy Share Image
The science of booby-trapping has taken a good deal of the fun out of following hot on the enemy's heels. — A. J. Liebling Copy Share Image
The primary requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite. Without this, it is impossible to accumulate, within the allotted span, enough… — A. J. Liebling Copy Share Image
A Louisiana politician can't afford to let his animosities carry him away, and still less his principles, although there is seldom difficulty in that… — A. J. Liebling Copy Share Image
A city with one newspaper, or with a morning and an evening paper under one ownership, is like a man with one eye, and… — A. J. Liebling Copy Share Image
There is a healthy American newspaper tradition of not taking yourself seriously It is the story you must take that way... And if you… — A. J. Liebling Copy Share Image
If a boxer ever went as crazy as Nijinsky all the wowsers in the world would be screaming 'punch-drunk.' Well, who hit Nijinsky? And… — A. J. Liebling Copy Share Image
An Englishman teaching an American about food is like the blind leading the one-eyed. — A. J. Liebling Copy Share Image
A flourishing, morally credible media is a vital component in the maintenance of genuinely public talk, argument about common good. — Rowan Williams Copy Share Image
Television, radio, social media. The 24/7 news cycle plows forward mercilessly on our desks, in our cars and in our pockets. Thousands and thousands… — Joseph Prince Copy Share Image
I don't think about the press or the crowds or the other leaders of the race. The focus is only on myself. As soon… — Magdalena Neuner Copy Share Image
Having small children and being an investigative reporter would seem like a difficult mix, but it worked well for me. I was often working… — Jill Abramson Copy Share Image
It goes to show you how we in the press so often miss the big stories that are right under our noses. There is… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
I have always been a big meta guy because I think the way journalism is practiced in Washington, and the way everyone sort of… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
I didn't get how big it was until I went home, turned on the television and saw it on all the news, and later… — Paul Simon Copy Share Image
One lesson to learn is that the press and the broadcasters are not neutral. And it seems we have to learn it each time… — Ken Loach Copy Share Image
If you want to change something by Tuesday, theater is no good. Journalism is what does that. But, if you want to just alter… — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
Newspapers have an extraordinary amount of local content, including real estate listings and restaurant reviews. — Kimbal Musk Copy Share Image
If, for instance, they have heard something from the postman, they attribute it to a semi-official statement; if they have fallen into conversation with… — Evelyn Waugh Copy Share Image
In essence, I see the value of journalism as resting in a twofold mission: informing the public of accurate and vital information, and its… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image