Democracy Quote by Owen Jones

An independent and free media is essential to ensure democracy.

— Warren Christopher

The media is absolutely essential to the functioning of a democracy. It's not our job to cozy up to power. We're supposed to be…

— Amy Goodman

Vigorous independent and critical media are indispensable in a democracy.

— Geoff Mulgan

A functional media is as important to democratic freedom as voting.

— Jay Griffiths

A flourishing, morally credible media is a vital component in the maintenance of genuinely public talk, argument about common good.

— Rowan Williams

I think it is absolutely essential in a democracy to have competition in the media, a lot of competition, and we seem to be…

— Walter Cronkite

Since an informed citizenry is the basis for a healthy democracy, independent, non-corporate media are more crucial today than ever before

— Dahr Jamail

Serving democracy and nourishing the common good is, for the media, something that requires not only attacking corrupt secrecies in a society, but also…

— Rowan Williams

The media plays an essential role in our culture. It is the Fourth Estate; it's an undeniably essential instrument in the great American experiment…

— Thomas Sadoski

I'm worried about the traditional media, but I think the new media is a plus for democracy.

— Bob Brown

We must build a trickle-up media that reflects the true character of this country and its people. A democratic media serving a democratic society.

— Amy Goodman

Free media is very essential for the democratic process and... development.

— Hailemariam Desalegn