Caused Quote by Frank Church

In examining the CIA's past and present use of the U.S. media, the Committee finds two reasons for concern. The first is the potential,…

— Frank Church

A free press isn't the enemy of America; it's a big part of why makes America great.

— Jonathan Karl

As Americans, we rightfully place tremendous value on having a free and independent press. Our role as journalists is to give voice to the…

— Lester Holt

The American press is extraordinarily free and vigorous, as it should be. It should be, not because it is free of inaccuracy, oversimplification and…

— Robert Bork

The fact is that in a way, journalists become a kind of default in the system when you don't have substantive two-party back-and-forth inside…

— Ron Suskind

The Iraq war fueled distrust of the press from both sides.

— Bill Dedman

Perhaps the best thing which can be said about newspapers in the United States is that they are in chronic disagreement with each other.…

— Jim Bishop

The freedom of the press is a valuable privilege, but the abuse of it in this country is a frightful evil. The licentiousness of…

— Noah Webster

The press is the hired agent of a monied system, and set up for no other purpose than to tell lies where their interests…

— Henry Adams

If the true freedom of the press is to decide for itself what to publish and when to publish it, the true responsibility of…

— Tom Wicker

Press freedom has great virtues. It is not about irresponsible scandal-mongering, although that may be part of the picture. It is a means of…

— Jacob Rees-Mogg

What the right-wing in the United States tries to do is undermine the press.

— Stephen Colbert