“Back then: to be regarded as well-known, one had to be great. Today: to be regarded as great, one has to be… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“When reading a book, you are sold what some writer thought. When reading a newspaper, you are sold what someone did, and,… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“A celebrity is an object that the media manufactures today, just so they have a subject tomorrow.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“One of the cardinal rules of journalism: Once you have cabled a story you must stick by it and back it up,… — Wynant Davis Hubbard Copy Share Image
“Interviews were invented to make journalism less passive. Instead of waiting for something to happen, journalists ask someone what should or could… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“Because instant and credible information has to be given, it becomes necessary to resort to guesswork, rumors and suppositions to fill in… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Copy Share Image
“A rumor is usually a lie that the media can legally profit from.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“The death of a billionaire is worth more to the media than the lives of a billion poor people.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“A church service starts and ends with a prayer. A magazine starts and ends with an advert.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
