Conditions Quote by Irina Bokova

A lot of people think journalists are criminals, and there are some who haven't helped us. But the media is essential for democratic society.

— Fiona Barton

The great concern is that year after year, rising numbers of journalists are being killed in pursuit of their work. They are increasingly seen…

— Salman Rushdie

And I think, in the end, that is the best definition of journalism I have heard; to challenge authority - all authority - especially…

— Robert Fisk

We need journalists to be fearless and hold power to account.

— Robert Rinder

“Journalism can be lethal”

— Robert Fisk

Journalists are more powerful now than they've ever been, and we all know what power does. Anyone who disses the media is really asking…

— Charles McGrath

Journalism, like democracy, is not something that is achieved. It is a work in progress, and not every day is as good as the…

— John Maxwell Hamilton

I ask the Philippines Government to put an end to journalists' killings by giving journalists' safety the priority it deserves.

— Warren Christopher

We have our own system, ... and journalists in our system are not put in prison for embarrassing the government by revealing things the…

— Chris Patten

It shouldn't take extreme courage and a willingness to go to prison for decades or even life to blow the whistle on bad government…

— Glenn Greenwald

Journalists are supposed to put the people first, even before themselves. Around the world and throughout history, journalists have died to get the truth…

— Michael Arrington

Newspapers have developed what might be called a vested interest in catastrophe. If they can spot a fight, they play up that fight. If…

— Harry Allen Overstreet