Books Quote by Evan Osnos

After the Revolution in '49, all the films were propaganda. They serviced the government and carried the message that the government wants to relay…

— Wong Kar-wai

When America's Newspaper of Record is nothing but a propaganda ministry, what is America?

— Paul Craig Roberts

You might be tempted to think that China has a Streisand-effect problem, in which trying to censor an event creates even more publicity. But…

— Zeynep Tufekci

The mission of the press is to spread culture while destroying the attention span.

— Karl Kraus

An administration that really wanted to win an ideological contest with the Chinese Communist Party would stand up for human rights consistently, rather than…

— Tom Malinowski

The term propaganda rings melodramatic and exaggerated, but a press that—whether from fear, careerism, or conviction—uncritically recites false government claims and reports them as…

— Glenn Greenwald

Without some form of censorship, propaganda in the strict sense of the word is impossible. In order to conduct propaganda there must be some…

— Walter Lippmann

The current state of the news media is partially to blame for the publics general lack of information vital for responsible citizenship in a…

— Teresa Stover

So much of the news was invented for propaganda.

— Elsa Morante

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

— Mercedes Schlapp

There's something structurally integrated with foreign coverage. Reporters often default to thinking of their government as the sort of ultimate authority.

— Masha Gessen

There is no media freedom in China. As a result, the society is corrupt and lacks productivity. It is unable to adjust itself for…

— Ai Weiwei