Free press Quote by Glenn Greenwald

Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.

— A. J. Liebling

Journalism is the only profession explicitly protected by the U.S. Constitution, because journalists are supposed to be the check and balance on government. We're…

— Amy Goodman

“Journalist is not a profession; it is a trade. It can never rise to the status of a profession because journalists would have to…

— Dov Ivry

“A free press is equally free to print the truth or ignore it, as it chooses.”

— T. R. Fehrenbach

“Freedom of the press is limited to those who own one.”

— A.J. Liebling

“The press, in other words, was free, but some newspapers (the British-owned ones) were freer than others.”

— Shashi Tharoor

“How the press, for example, loves to brag to its victims— its readers—about its freedom. Yes, the press may be free to lie and…

— Willis Carto

“The press is a gang of cruel faggots. Journalism is not a profession or a trade. It is a cheap catch-all for fuckoffs and…

— Hunter S. Thompson

“No one has a monopoly on the truth, but the whole premise of our democracy is that truth and justice must win out. And…

— Dan Rather

“journalists who inform society about and thus protect it from cheats and freeloaders. Most”

— Yuval Noah Harari

Every newspaper editor says the heart of the paper is the reporter - which is true - except for the pay!

— Jack Germond

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