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title: "4 War Media Quotes by 4 authors"
description: "Browse 4 War Media quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best War Media sayings and thoughts."
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> [We citizens don't need to know every detail of every military operation in this new kind of war. Nor should the media…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hackworth/we-citizens-don-t-need-to-know-every-detail-of-every-military/)

[David Hackworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hackworth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eaa/david-hackworth-25449_citizens_we-citizens-don-t-need-to-know-every-det_705092.jpg)

> [We had much more imagery from Vietnam war. The media was not controlled. The storyline, the master narrative was not controlled. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-waldman/we-had-much-more-imagery-from-vietnam-war-the-media-was-not/)

[Anne Waldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-waldman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/216/anne-waldman-4046_controlled_we-had-much-more-imagery-from-vietnam-wa_741450.png)

> [I have a running war with the media. And they sort of made it sound like I had a feud with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-trump/i-have-a-running-war-with-the-media-and-they-sort-of-made-it-sound/)

[Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-trump/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4f/donald-trump-18_community_i-have-a-running-war-with-the-media-and_2347350.jpg)

> [For governments at war, the media is an instrument of war or an element in war that is to be controlled.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-jackson/for-governments-at-war-the-media-is-an-instrument-of-war-or-an/)

[Bruce Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-jackson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/035/bruce-jackson-17743_controlled_for-governments-at-war-the-media-is-an-i_2475972.jpg)

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