Criticism Quote by Walter Cronkite

Not only do we have a right to know, we have a duty to know what our Government is doing in our name.

— Walter Cronkite

The American public has a right to know what's going on.

— Elmer Davis

We have got to make sure there is proper independent scrutiny and accountability for people in the press, just as there should be in…

— Nick Clegg

A free press is not a privilege but an organic necessity in a great society. Without criticism and reliable and intelligent reporting, the government…

— Walter Lippmann

I recognize the need to provide the press - and, through you, the American people - with information to the fullest extent possible. In…

— Donald Rumsfeld

“Because instant and credible information has to be given, it becomes necessary to resort to guesswork, rumors and suppositions to fill in the voids,…

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

I think that the press has a duty and an obligation to report on local government, state government, federal government - to be aggressive,…

— Mark McKinnon

I do ask every publisher, every editor, and every newsman in the nation to reexamine his own standards, and to recognize the nature of…

— John F. Kennedy

People have a right to criticize.

— Luciano Pavarotti

I've reported in countries where leaders not only complain about a critical press, but also try to shut it down, throwing reporters in prison…

— Jonathan Karl

Thoughtful criticism and close scrutiny of all government officials by the press and the public are an important part of our democratic society.

— Jimmy Carter

The job of the press is to defend their institution, hold the government accountable and freely report and gather information.

— Mercedes Schlapp