Bad news Quote by Ruth Ozeki

“The sheer volume of bad news had gotten beyond anybody’s ability to process into a narrative.”

— Charlie Jane Anders

“Struggling for survival and relevance, we as a profession of political journalists and commentators have collectively debased our craft to the lowest common denominator—writing…

— Kerry-Anne Walsh

“It’s the great flaw of journalism. The more something happens, the less newsworthy it is.”

— Nathan Hill

“Our stable and eternal verities are being challenged. There's a kind of postmodern breakdown in journalism. The breadth of information sources and the speed…

— Judy Polumbaum

During a recent panel on the numerous failures of American journalism, I proposed that almost all stories about government should begin: “Look out! They're…

— Molly Ivins

“It's how the news becomes so powerful it doesn't need TV or newspapers. It exists in people's perceptions. It's something they invent, strong enough…

— Don DeLillo

“When it happens to you it's a national tragedy— Why aren't the papers reporting this? you wonder. Only when it happens to someone else…

— David Sedaris

“Journalists are notoriously prone to exaggerate the beneficial impact of elections and to ignore more complex developments.”

— Patrick Cockburn

I never take ideas from the headlines. I feel that if a story is good enough, a real story that is, then it's already…

— Anonymous

“It seemed that the media pretty much controlled how the average person perceived the situation. We had little respect for journalists. Throughout my career,…

— Duncan Falconer

It is human nature to be shortsighted and to lose momentum to make changes once the story is out of the headlines and there…

— Sheri Fink

“The best way to mess with the head of your reader is to strategize the delivery of bad news.”

— Benjamin Percy