Affair Quote by Lawrence Lessig

Progressive bloggers should not only write on behalf of the members of America's underclass but also empower them to join the discussion.

— Ari Melber

The editor of a newspaper cannot be independent, but must work with one hand tied behind him by party and patrons, and be content…

— Mark Twain

If bloggers are to improve our public discourse - helping busy and usually uninformed people make sense of the world - it is necessary…

— Eric Alterman

Writers and politicians are natural rivals. Both groups try to make the world in their own images; they fight for the same territory.

— Salman Rushdie

Certain governments are suggesting that bloggers and tweeters aren't 'real' writers and, so, don't merit protection. A writer is anyone from a Nobel laureate…

— John Ralston Saul

I think a blog is a catalyst for a number of possible kinds of writing besides being its own medium.

— Stephen Vincent Benet

“Most blogs have very low readership—perhaps only the blogger’s mother or best friend reads them—but even writing for one person, compared to writing for…

— Dan Ariely

Only a few bloggers have the audience and credibility to effectively break stories, pressure the traditional media, incubate new ideas, or raise real money.…

— Ari Melber

In some ways, blogging is like drinking - it gives a person permission to be a total asshole.

— Augusten Burroughs

I always believe writing is an indispensable part of one's political armoury.

— Boris Johnson

“With bloggers in particular you’ve got millions and millions of people who are working really hard to write stuff up. They're writing this blog,…

— Jim Kukral

We've seen how grassroots journalism by blogs has had an impact at various points politically, as ordinary people have amplified stories that were being…

— Jimmy Wales