Balance Quote by Amy Goodman

The media does play a vital role in our democracy, and if we cannot depend on journalistic ethics, the nation's in trouble.

— Dave Brat

I think it is absolutely essential in a democracy to have competition in the media, a lot of competition, and we seem to be…

— Walter Cronkite

The task of the media in a democracy is not to ease the path of those who govern, but to make life difficult for…

— Jimmy Reid

The media is tremendously important for all governments that are able to communicate through the it. It doesn't mean there is a balance of…

— Stephen Harper

The media has not done a great job in fulfilling their role - journalism's role in a democracy is to provide information on profoundly…

— Jonathan Demme

The media plays an essential role in our culture. It is the Fourth Estate; it's an undeniably essential instrument in the great American experiment…

— Thomas Sadoski

A flourishing, diverse media is essential to a functioning democracy.

— Owen Jones

A functional media is as important to democratic freedom as voting.

— Jay Griffiths

Vigorous independent and critical media are indispensable in a democracy.

— Geoff Mulgan

I'm worried about the traditional media, but I think the new media is a plus for democracy.

— Bob Brown

The media are a corporate monopoly. They have the same point of view. The two parties are two factions of the business party. Most…

— Noam Chomsky

The Media are corporations so... It's the concentrations of private power which have an enormous, not total control, but enormous influence over Congress and…

— Noam Chomsky