Trying to be a first-rate reporter on the average American newspaper is like trying to play Bach's St Matthew Passion on a ukulele: The instrument is too crude for the work, for the audience and for the performer. — Ben Bagdikian Copy Share Image
By now, the corporations that dominate our media, like alcoholic fat cats, treat this situation as theirs by right... Their concept of a diversity… — Ben Bagdikian Copy Share Image
Letting a maximum number of views be heard regularly is not just a nice philosophical notion. It is the best way any society has… — Ben Bagdikian Copy Share Image
In the US, voters cast ballots for individual candidates who are not bound to any party program except rhetorically, and not always then. Some… — Ben Bagdikian Copy Share Image
Trying to be a first-rate reporter on the average American newspaper is like trying to play Bach's St Matthew Passion on a ukulele: The… — Ben Bagdikian Copy Share Image
The safest way to ensure diversity of opinion is diverse ownership. But this ideal has been sacrificed by our government... — Ben Bagdikian Copy Share Image
