Democracy Quote by Bob Brown

The media is absolutely essential to the functioning of a democracy. It's not our job to cozy up to power. We're supposed to be…

— Amy Goodman

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

I myself have felt the wrath of the media, but that's part of what a good democracy is.

— Naftali Bennett

I'm not worried by politics: I'm worried about the media.

— Rajinikanth

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

— Owen Jones

Since an informed citizenry is the basis for a healthy democracy, independent, non-corporate media are more crucial today than ever before

— Dahr Jamail

So I think democracy, in the long-term, in our countries will survive if it comes to be associated with leadership, will not survive if…

— Mario Monti

The power of the media is really the only new issue in the last 50 years, probably.

— Miuccia Prada

“Media work needs ideals. Maybe thirty years from now, after I retire, I'll see the media mature and make the transition from political party,…

— Judy Polumbaum

At their best, new media are chaotic. The new technologies disrupt political pomp and glamour and engage people in an unpolished and unpredictable give-and-take.…

— Zephyr Teachout

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

Journalism is what maintains democracy. It's the force for progressive social change.

— Andrew Vachss