Competition Quote by Walter Cronkite

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

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

— Bob Brown

A flourishing, diverse media is essential to a functioning democracy.

— Owen Jones

So I think democracy, in the long-term, in our countries will survive if it comes to be associated with leadership, will not survive if…

— Mario Monti

The media does play a vital role in our democracy, and if we cannot depend on journalistic ethics, the nation's in trouble.

— Dave Brat

The media are a corporate monopoly. They have the same point of view. The two parties are two factions of the business party. Most…

— Noam Chomsky

There is no more important struggle for American democracy than ensuring a diverse, independent and free media. Free Press is at the heart of…

— Bill Moyers

An independent and free media is essential to ensure democracy.

— Warren Christopher

Vigorous independent and critical media are indispensable in a democracy.

— Geoff Mulgan

I myself have felt the wrath of the media, but that's part of what a good democracy is.

— Naftali Bennett

In many ways, the media today makes dictatorship impossible. But it also makes democracy intolerable.

— Shimon Peres

“Media work needs ideals. Maybe thirty years from now, after I retire, I'll see the media mature and make the transition from political party,…

— Judy Polumbaum