Balance Quote by Malcolm Turnbull

A critical, independent and investigative press is the lifeblood of any democracy. The press must be free from state interference. It must have the…

— Nelson Mandela

A press that has validity is a press that has authority. And as soon as there's any authority to what the press says, you…

— Stephen Colbert

The press is supposed to serve as a check on government.

— John Lewis

The most effective means of ensuring the government's accountability to the people is an aggressive, free, challenging, untrusting press.

— Colin Powell

Thoughtful criticism and close scrutiny of all government officials by the press and the public are an important part of our democratic society.

— Jimmy Carter

Journalism has a check-and-balance effect to those in power, and those in power submitted themselves to it.

— Maria Ressa

The true liberty of the press is amply secured by permitting every man to publish his opinion; but it is due to the peace…

— Thomas McKean

The Liberty of the press consists in the right to publish with impunity truth with good motives for justifiable ends, though reflecting on government,…

— Alexander Hamilton

The back and forth between the press and government is essential to any good democracy.

— Justin Trudeau

You know well that government always kept a kind of standing army of newswriters who, without any regard to truth or to what should…

— Thomas Jefferson

The idea that a reporter has to be 'fair and balanced' is ridiculous. The fact is, the truth usually is not fair and it's…

— Lou Dobbs

A journalist covering politics, most of us are aware of the necessity to try to be sure we're unbiased in our reporting. That's one…

— Walter Cronkite