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Nobody's interested in sweetness and light.
Nobody's interested in sweetness and light.
 A parliament speaking through reporters to Buncombe and the 
Twenty-seven millions, mostly fools.  
 A parliament speaking through reporters to Buncombe and the 
Twenty-seven millions, mostly fools. 
 The great art in writing advertisements is the finding out a 
proper method to catch the reader's eye; without read more 
 The great art in writing advertisements is the finding out a 
proper method to catch the reader's eye; without which a good 
thing may pass over unobserved, or be lost among commissions of 
bankrupt. 
Journalism is merely history's first draft.
Journalism is merely history's first draft.
The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable and literature is not read.
The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable and literature is not read.
The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything. Except what is worth knowing. Journalism, conscious of this, and having read more
The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything. Except what is worth knowing. Journalism, conscious of this, and having tradesman-like habits, supplies their demands.
Journalism consists largely in saying 'Lord Jones died' to people who never knew Lord Jones was alive.
Journalism consists largely in saying 'Lord Jones died' to people who never knew Lord Jones was alive.
 Caused by a dearth of scandal should the vapors
 Distress our fair ones--let them read the prayers.  
 Caused by a dearth of scandal should the vapors
 Distress our fair ones--let them read the prayers. 
 Numerous politicians have seized absolute power and muzzled the 
press. Never in history has the press seized absolute power read more 
 Numerous politicians have seized absolute power and muzzled the 
press. Never in history has the press seized absolute power and 
muzzled the politicians.