Accepting Quote by Anthony Holden

There was no doubt that in the early and mid-eighties that many of us in broadsheet newspapers felt that we still had a responsibility…

— Max Hastings

I think the relation between the monarchy and the press is very much a two-way street.

— Anthony Holden

There isn't what my father called the cruising hostility of the English press - where they're looking around for something to attack. You don't…

— Martin Amis

The function of the press is very high. It is almost holy. It ought to serve as a forum for the people, through which…

— Louis D. Brandeis

The job of the press is to defend their institution, hold the government accountable and freely report and gather information.

— Mercedes Schlapp

The press is not only free, it is powerful. That power is ours. It is the proudest that man can enjoy. It was not…

— Benjamin Disraeli

Such as it is, the press has become the greatest power within the Western World, more powerful than the legislature, the executive and judiciary.…

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

The monarchy needs publicity: they must be seen to be relevant. Unfortunately, they can't just lead quiet lives.

— Penny Junor

I don't think it's the role of the prime minister to court the press.

— John Major

The power of the press in America is a primordial one. It sets the agenda of public discussion; and this sweeping political power is…

— Theodore White

The press these days should be rather careful about its role. We may have acquired some tendencies about over-involvement that we had better overcome.

— Anonymous

The press has bravely and nobly eroded the public trust... What I'm advocating is the media come work for us again. Remove themselves from…

— Jon Stewart