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The idea that media is there to educate us, or to inform us, is ridiculous because that's about tenth or read more
The idea that media is there to educate us, or to inform us, is ridiculous because that's about tenth or eleventh on their list.
A Fourth Estate, of Able Editors, springs up.
A Fourth Estate, of Able Editors, springs up.
How shall I speak thee, or thy power address
Thou God of our idolatry, the Press.
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How shall I speak thee, or thy power address
Thou God of our idolatry, the Press.
. . . .
Like Eden's dead probationary tree,
Knowledge of good and evil is from thee.
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.
When found, make a note of.
When found, make a note of.
Remember, son, many a good story has been ruined by over-verification.
Remember, son, many a good story has been ruined by over-verification.
The bigger the information media, the less courage and freedom they follow. Bigness means weakness.
The bigger the information media, the less courage and freedom they follow. Bigness means weakness.
The editor sat in his sanctum, his countenance furrowed with
care,
His mind at the bottom of business, read more
The editor sat in his sanctum, his countenance furrowed with
care,
His mind at the bottom of business, his feet at the top of a
chair,
His chair-arm an elbow supporting, his right hand upholding his
head,
His eyes on his dusty table, with different documents spread.
If the newspapers of a country are filled with good news, the jails of that country will be filled with read more
If the newspapers of a country are filled with good news, the jails of that country will be filled with good people.