Mao Zedong Quotes

Being a reporter is at the very core of a democracy, being a free person in a free society.

Junk journalism is the evidence of a society that has got at least one thing right, that there should be nobody with the power to dictate where responsible journalism begins

Today the greatest evil—and therefore the most immediate—is the press.

Journalism is the protection between people and any sort of totalitarian rule. That's why my hero, admittedly a flawed one, is a journalist.

To newspapers and publishing houses I urge the use of fact over fiction, freedom of the press, and responsibility at all times.

Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.

The press is our chief ideological weapon.

I happen to believe that any legitimate news organization in the world would do that interview. And if the United States is going to be a proponent of a free press, it has to walk the walk.

There is much to be said in favour of modern journalism. By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, it keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community.

The press ... is but the servant of human intellect and its ministry is for good or evil, according to the character of those who direct it. The press is a mill that grinds all that is put into its hopper. Fill the hopper with poisoned grain and it will grind it to meal, but there is death in the bread.

The journalistic traits that are valued on TV and radio talk shows are destructive to democracy.

The state must not ... let itself be confused by the drivel about so-called "freedom of the press," ... it must make sure of this instrument of popular education, and place it in the service of the state.

A labouring man ... read and study halfe his time, and then be at a loss to know what is true and what not. Thus the few have almost ruined the Libberty of the press.

The function of a newspaper in a democracy is to stand as a sort of chronic opposition to the reigning quacks.

The newspaper is a moral force second only to the church. It is a political power superior to parties. It is an instrument of justice coequal with the court.

I think there's a difference between calling people out and understanding the role that the press plays in a free society.

I think in many aspects the press does amazing things and helps a lot of people.

The job of the press is to encourage debate, not to supply the public with information.

I think there are a lot of reasons to be critical of the media in America.

We need a free media, not just freedom of speech.

The press is the enemy.

The power to mould the future of the Republic will be in the hands of the journalists of future generations.

They take journalism really seriously because they know the force that it is and can be.

Democracies succeed or fail based on their journalism.

A common criticism of establishment journalists entails comparing them to stenographers, on the ground that most of them do little more than mindlessly write down and uncritically repeat what government officials say.