Newspapers and their editors have to become as accountable as the rest of us - they are not 'a special case,' and they have only themselves to blame for having lost the argument for 'exceptionalism' - and with it the… — David Puttnam Copy Share Image
In the U.K., the history of regulation, certainly regulation of the media, is one in which, time and again, successive governments lacked the 'bottle' to enforce the powers that were available to them. — David Puttnam Copy Share Image
Film and the other creative industries are being transformed by digital technologies. — David Puttnam Copy Share Image
There's always a miasma of misinformation emerging from the higher education sector as to which are the 'best' courses to take. My advice would… — David Puttnam Copy Share Image
There is no education system in the world - none at all - that's better than its average teacher. — David Puttnam Copy Share Image
Without any doubt at all, teacher quality is the fundamental differentiator. Not just, incidentally, of education, but I would argue, probably the biggest single… — David Puttnam Copy Share Image
A country that fails to value its teachers, fails to value its future. — David Puttnam Copy Share Image
I absolutely refuse to accept the fact that any country in the world goes into a kind of film-making crisis. What happens is they… — David Puttnam Copy Share Image
The most important thing I think teachers can do for young people is to make them inquiring, is to ensure that they know how… — David Puttnam Copy Share Image
At least in the West, politicians, corporations and media moguls can no longer take for granted their power to control the public discourse -… — David Puttnam Copy Share Image
Newspapers and their editors have to become as accountable as the rest of us - they are not 'a special case,' and they have… — David Puttnam Copy Share Image
I'm not naive enough to pretend that on its own cinema can capture the very soul of significant social and cultural problems. — David Puttnam Copy Share Image
In the U.K., the history of regulation, certainly regulation of the media, is one in which, time and again, successive governments lacked the 'bottle'… — David Puttnam Copy Share Image
As intelligent and responsible filmmakers, working in a free society, we have a duty to ensure that our chosen medium is a force for… — David Puttnam Copy Share Image
