Books Quote by Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe

It is a myth of publishers that people want to read easy things.

— Umberto Eco

From the beginning on, newspapers have prospered for one reason: giving readers the news that they want.

— Rupert Murdoch

Television news is now entertainment, and the stories are being written by the people that have a special interest in them.

— James Taylor

It is more difficult to keep the attention of hearers than of readers.

— Lascelles Abercrombie

News is something somebody doesn't want printed; all else is advertising.

— Anonymous

By virtue of some of the ways the game is played, in terms of message discipline, in terms of access for reporters, and especially…

— Ron Suskind

News is what a chap who doesn't care much about anything wants to read.

— Evelyn Waugh

People are consuming the news that is comfortable for them, not necessarily the news that is real or that they need to know.

— Susan Rice

“News organizations are coy about admitting that what they present us with each day are minuscule extracts of narratives whose true shape and logic…

— Alain de Botton

News is something someone, somewhere, wants to keep out of the papers; the rest is just free advertising.

— Adage

We're going to try to create some programs that are going to generate viewer interest and appointment viewing. We still will have news on…

— Jim Walton

“Readers are already streaming “highlights” of what they’re reading onto services like Goodreads, Findings, or Amazon’s Kindle.”

— The Penguin Press