Journalism Quotes by David Frum

9 Journalism quotes by David Frum

David Frum shares nine concise reflections on journalism, each one a clear expression of his stance. This compact collection offers a rapid snapshot of his perspective.

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People who watch a lot of Fox come away knowing a lot less about important world events.

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In journalism I can only tell what happened. In fiction, I can show it.

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The five million people who watch cable news are the political nation, the people who really care.

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We all work for media, we all make mistakes all the time. That's inevitable. What the difference between a responsible journalistic institution…

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Journalists have to do their job. And journalists have to resist emotionalism. You have to keep your cool and to continue to…

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Journalism can go right up to the door of the room in which the decisions are made. A novel can go inside…

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The business model of the conservative media is built on two elements: provoking the audience into a fever of indignation (to keep…

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One of the things that always drives any practitioner of journalism crazy is you'll run it people who say why doesn't the…

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A generation ago, or two, when there were three channels, plus PBS, and when you needed - when you needed 15 million…

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The system we have is one that protects my rights under a president I don't approve. That tomorrow we'll do the same for you.…

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Partly because of the desperate economic situation in the country, what were once the leading institutions of conservatism are constrained.

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[In politics,] when there is no reason to speak, there is a reason not to speak.

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Look, the media are trapped by changes in the technology and business of their industry.

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