Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, read more

Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable

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.

I am unable to understand how a man of honor could take a newspaper in his hands without a shudder read more

I am unable to understand how a man of honor could take a newspaper in his hands without a shudder of disgust.

The first duty of a newspaper is to be accurate. If it be accurate, it follows that it is fair.

The first duty of a newspaper is to be accurate. If it be accurate, it follows that it is fair.

Everything you read in newspapers is absolutely true, except for that rare story of which you happen to have first-hand read more

Everything you read in newspapers is absolutely true, except for that rare story of which you happen to have first-hand knowledge

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.

Newspapers are unable, seemingly to discriminate between a bicycle accident and the collapse of civilization

Newspapers are unable, seemingly to discriminate between a bicycle accident and the collapse of civilization