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> [To become informed and hold government accountable, the general public needs to obtain news that is comprehensive yet interesting and understandable, that conveys facts and outcomes, not cosmetic images and airy promises. But that is not what the public demands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-alterman/to-become-informed-and-hold-government-accountable-the-general-public/)

[Eric Alterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-alterman/)

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## More by Eric Alterman

> [As with almost every significant aspect of the Bush presidency, its handling of 9/11 was a catastrophe from start to finish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-alterman/as-with-almost-every-significant-aspect-of-the-bush-presidency-its/)

[Eric Alterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-alterman/)

> [Ever since Richard Nixon walloped George McGovern in the presidential election of 1972, political pundits have treated as a truism the proposition that liberals…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-alterman/ever-since-richard-nixon-walloped-george-mcgovern-in-the-presidential/)

[Eric Alterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-alterman/)

> [This trend of reporting process over substance is unfortunate, if omnipresent. Even worse is the media's inability - or unwillingness - to fact-check Republicans…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-alterman/this-trend-of-reporting-process-over-substance-is-unfortunate-if/)

[Eric Alterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-alterman/)

> [Most of the provisions designed to fix what ails our health system don't kick in until 2014, which, one wishes administration officials had noticed,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-alterman/most-of-the-provisions-designed-to-fix-what-ails-our-health-system/)

[Eric Alterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-alterman/)

> [Whether one agrees or disagrees with the tactics of the Occupy Wall Street movement, it's easy to understand the inspiration for its anger as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-alterman/whether-one-agrees-or-disagrees-with-the-tactics-of-the-occupy-wall/)

[Eric Alterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-alterman/)

> [America's great newspapers have staffs that range from 50 percent to 70 percent of what they were just a few years ago.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-alterman/america-s-great-newspapers-have-staffs-that-range-from-50-percent-to/)

[Eric Alterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-alterman/)

> [Trends in circulation and advertising - the rise of the Internet, which has made the daily newspaper look slow and unresponsive; the advent of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-alterman/trends-in-circulation-and-advertising-the-rise-of-the-internet-which/)

[Eric Alterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-alterman/)

> [Warren Buffett pays taxes on a smaller percentage of his billions in income than his cleaning lady.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-alterman/warren-buffett-pays-taxes-on-a-smaller-percentage-of-his-billions-in/)

[Eric Alterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-alterman/)

> [The myth of the liberal media empowers conservatives to control debate in the United States to the point where liberals cannot even hope for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-alterman/the-myth-of-the-liberal-media-empowers-conservatives-to-control/)

[Eric Alterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-alterman/)

> [While history never repeats itself, political patterns do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-alterman/while-history-never-repeats-itself-political-patterns-do/)

[Eric Alterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-alterman/)

> [Face it, the system is rigged, and it's rigged against us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-alterman/face-it-the-system-is-rigged-and-it-s-rigged-against-us/)

[Eric Alterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-alterman/)

> [The war on terrorism was a bait and switch operation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-alterman/the-war-on-terrorism-was-a-bait-and-switch-operation/)

[Eric Alterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-alterman/)

> [If bloggers are to improve our public discourse - helping busy and usually uninformed people make sense of the world - it is necessary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-alterman/if-bloggers-are-to-improve-our-public-discourse-helping-busy-and/)

[Eric Alterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-alterman/)

> [Americans continue to suffer from a notoriously short attention span. They get mad as hell with reasonable frequency, but quickly return to their families…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-alterman/americans-continue-to-suffer-from-a-notoriously-short-attention-span/)

[Eric Alterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-alterman/)

> [By the accusation of liberal bias ... the institutions that conservatives revere - the military, corporate America, organized religion, and the powerful conservative groups…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-alterman/by-the-accusation-of-liberal-bias-the-institutions-that-conservatives/)

[Eric Alterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-alterman/)

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