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Every time a newspaper dies, even a bad one, the country moves a little closer to authoritarianism; when a great read more
Every time a newspaper dies, even a bad one, the country moves a little closer to authoritarianism; when a great one goes, like the New York Herald Tribune, history itself is denied a devoted witness.
Governments always tend to want not really a free press but a
managed or well-conducted one.
Governments always tend to want not really a free press but a
managed or well-conducted one.
All I know is what I read in the papers.
All I know is what I read in the papers.
A newspaper should be the maximum of information, and the minimum of comment.
A newspaper should be the maximum of information, and the minimum of comment.
Half the American population no longer reads newspapers: plainly, they are the clever half.
Half the American population no longer reads newspapers: plainly, they are the clever half.
Some newspapers are fit only to line the bottom of bird cages.
Some newspapers are fit only to line the bottom of bird cages.
People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news.
People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news.
From the American newspapers you'd think America was populated solely by naked women and cinema stars.
From the American newspapers you'd think America was populated solely by naked women and cinema stars.
The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.
The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.