Politics Quote by Yanis Varoufakis

“There are two kinds of politicians,’ he said: ‘insiders and outsiders. The outsiders prioritize their freedom to speak their version of the truth. The…

— Yanis Varoufakis

“If the journalist is secretly the tool of some invisible public relations machine or vested commercial interest it is the public whose interest is…

— Ian Hargreaves

“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

I realise that, strutting around in power corridors for political coverage, a journalist becomes half a politician.

— Rajeev Shukla

The politicians think the journalists have power, the journalists think bankers have power, bankers think lawyers have power. The truth is, nobody has power.

— Rory Stewart

A journalist covering politics, most of us are aware of the necessity to try to be sure we're unbiased in our reporting. That's one…

— Walter Cronkite

“Information coming directly from a politician or his team, without being vetted by reporters, is little more than propaganda.”

— Katy Tur

Journalism has a check-and-balance effect to those in power, and those in power submitted themselves to it.

— Maria Ressa

“Many politicians are tantalizing storytellers, as they mix facts with fiction, grab our emotion and tell things, they want us to believe. Their factoids…

— Erik Pevernagie

The journalist's first allegiance is to those who receive the work. Although there is no doubt that many owners and business managers of news…

— Bill Kovach

A journalist enjoys a privileged position. In exchange for not being able to participate in the rough-and-tumble issues of a community, we are given…

— Bill Kurtis

The most consistent and ultimately damaging failure of political journalism in America (is that it) has its roots in the clubby/cocktail personal relationships that…

— Hunter S. Thompson