Administration Quote by Frank Rich

“Once in a while a story is spectacular enough to break through and attract media attention, but the swell quickly subsides into the general…

— Ruth Ozeki

Much of the media failed to anticipate the potential Trump represented as a disruptive populist force, understand why his supporters trusted him, or offer…

— Ben Domenech

The media is supposed to be custodians of the facts and watchdogs of government. They have, for the most part, neglected to be either…

— Janeane Garofalo

Journalists should be watchdogs, not lapdogs.

— Newton Lee

“The Iraq war is notable not only for journalistic weakness, but for journalistic futility: the futility of fact itself. Fact could not match the…

— Sarah Kendzior

Many good journalists have attempted to confront Trump about his many lies and failures, and have failed.

— Bob Beckel

“To make matters worse, the general secretary—by his own account—gauged the significance of Stasi reports by the extent to which they matched his own…

— Jens Gieseke

I think the press, which arguably was cowed by the (Bush) administration in the run-up to the war with Iraq, was certainly not cowed…

— Ken Auletta

“The President was trapped – and with nearly every president, it had come about from his own words. Presidential promises and statements… The people…

— Tom Clancy

The conservative media ecosystem - like the rest of us - has to recognize how critical, but also how fragile, credibility is in the…

— Charlie Sykes

“Newspapers are a great place for cowards and malcontents to have their say.”

— Jeff Shaara

“Journalists are notoriously prone to exaggerate the beneficial impact of elections and to ignore more complex developments.”

— Patrick Cockburn