Bent Quote by Thomas Watson, Jr

That's the only time when newspapers have some influence, when they are pushing the British public in a direction they are already minded to…

— Andrew Neil

It's all a sham: I have seen, and I know firsthand, indeed from my own pen, how the organized Right has sabotaged not only…

— David Brock

I have seen, and I know firsthand, indeed from my own pen, how the organized Right has sabotaged not only journalism but also democracy…

— David Brock

Movies such as 'Citizen Kane' and 'The Front Page' portrayed an era when driven newspapermen would do anything to get a story. The U.K.'s…

— Nathan Myhrvold

“Newspaper readership, on average, tilts a bit left. (They have data on that.) And newspapers, on average, tilt a bit left to give their…

— Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

“Trends working at least marginally towards the implantation of a very narrow range of attitudes, memories and opinions include control of major television networks…

— Carl Sagan

Some newspapers in Britain have become closer to these kind of mafia families. They wield an incredible power. They choose our governments, they choose…

— Hugh Grant

“The answer lies in a system of press management combining watertight legal controls with a compelling political ideology that encourages not just obedience, but…

— Cherian George

It's very rare to find a place where news itself has a political bent. Normally, let's say in the U.K. for instance, newspapers might…

— Trevor Noah

News is so often a report of conflict, an account of problems, a thing of the day and even of the minute, that sometimes…

— Arthur Hays Sulzberger

I think that the days when newspaper barons could basically click their fingers and governments would snap to attention have gone.

— Nick Clegg

“Whenever a politician in the know gives a journalist an exclusive in exchange for a particular spin that is in the politician’s interest, the…

— Yanis Varoufakis