Class Quote by Upton Sinclair Download Open image “American journalism is a class institution, serving the rich and spurning the poor.” — Upton Sinclair ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.0 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Class Institutions Journalism Media Poor Rich Serving
We define journalism in America as the business and practice of presenting the news of the day in the interest of economic privilege. — Upton Sinclair Copy Share Image
American journalism (like the journalism of any other country) is predominantly paltry and worthless. Its pretensions are enormous, but its achievements are insignificant. — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
Journalism has always existed in two different realities . . . the economic marketplace and [the] special institution to serve the public interest. The… — Joan Konner Copy Share Image
Journalism is a kind of profession, or craft, or racket, for people who never wanted to grow up and go out into the real… — Harry Reasoner Copy Share Image
The quality of life in America is dependent on the quality of the journalism. Most people don't realize that, but if you think about… — Scott Pelley Copy Share Image
The whole point to American journalism is what ought to be true is true. — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
I can only speak as an American, but most journalism here isn't doing its job any more. It's about selling stuff. — Lance Reddick Copy Share Image
The whole point to American journalism is what ought to be true is true. Since I ought to be arrogant, impressed with my social… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
“The history of American journalism, then, is a history of change. To survive the change foisted on it by new delivery systems, journalism’s delivery… — Bob Schieffer Copy Share Image
Journalism at its best and most effective is education. Apparently people would not learn for themselves, nor from others. — Martha Gellhorn Copy Share Image
I strongly believe that journalism is one of the most noble professions, because without an informed world, and without an informed society, we are… — Christiane Amanpour Copy Share Image
Turn over the pages of history and read the damning record of the church's opposition to every advance in every field of science. . . . — Upton Sinclair Copy Share Image
You don't have to be satisfied with America as you find it. You can change it. I didn't like the way I found America… — Upton Sinclair Copy Share Image
“A wonderful privilege it was to be thus admitted into the soul of a man of genius, to be allowed to share the ecstasies… — Upton Sinclair Copy Share Image
“...the souls of none of them were dead, but only sleeping; now and then they would waken, and these were cruel times.” — Upton Sinclair Copy Share Image
“He learned that love is not all pleasure, but can be agony and heartache, martyrdom and sacrifice. He learned what the clergyman was talking… — Upton Sinclair Copy Share Image
I am sustained by a sense of the worthwhileness of what I am doing; a trust in the good faith of the process which… — Upton Sinclair Copy Share Image
“We have a flabby public opinion which would wring its hands in anguish if we took the labor leader by the scruff of his… — Upton Sinclair Copy Share Image
“He seemed to be growing conservative, allying himself with Göring’s friends, the great industrialists, and forgetting the promises he had made to the common… — Upton Sinclair Copy Share Image
The first thing brought forth by the study of any religion, ancient or modern, is that it is based upon Fear, born of it,… — Upton Sinclair Copy Share Image
“Now I ask you: could any muck-raker in a rage make up a list of titles more completely expressive of vulgarity, commercialism and general… — Upton Sinclair Copy Share Image
“In that country, rich or poor, a man was free... So America was a place of which lovers and young people dreamed.” — Upton Sinclair Copy Share Image
“Study and think and improve your mind, and keep it clear of all this fog of hatred and propaganda” — Upton Sinclair Copy Share Image
Where I grew up, learning was a collective activity. But when I got to school and tried to share learning with other students that… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
If I had to guess and put a name on it, I'd say that at some point, the drug war was as much a… — David Simon Copy Share Image
It must be assumed and established as a principle, that the right of private property must be regarded as sacred. Wherefore, the law ought… — Pope Leo XIII Copy Share Image
The rich people are apparently leaving America. They're giving up their citizenship. These great lovers of America who made their money in this country-when… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
I certainly don't think that the heirs of the American Revolution were a particularly noble class. — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
You’re crazy,” said her best friend, Angela, as the bell rang to signal five minutes before the first class on the first day back… — Sarah Rees Brennan Copy Share Image
Because there are three classes of intellects: one which comprehends by itself; another which appreciates what others comprehend; and a third which neither comprehends… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
Right now, for many Americans, class is being foregrounded like never before because of the economic situation. It doesn't mean that race doesn't matter,… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
But I don't think the Democratic Party is at eye level with the middle class. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
