“I know the Chicago media will write a lot of bad things, but they'll write a lot of good things too. I can live with that. In Cleveland, all I got was negative press.” KnowsWritingI CanMediaNegativePressesGood ThingsBad ThingsChicagoCleveland Author:Albert Belle
“I would say that, unfortunately, the word liberal has been redefined over the last 30 years as if it is a bad thing. But liberalism is a great American philosophy. Being a liberal is one of the best things you can be. I don't think they get a fair shake at all in the conservative mainstream media. So maybe there's some intimidation there.” IfsThinkingYearsHas BeensPhilosophyLastsMediaFairsConservativeBest ThingsLiberalismShakesBad ThingsMainstreamIntimidationGreat AmericanMainstream Media Author:Janeane Garofalo
“The media is in the business of finding exceptions to everyday life. Bad things are still the exception. That's good, because once bad things stop being news, we really are in trouble. If people forget that bad is the exception, they think they live in a horrible world. There is so much that works and is right and friendly and warm. But we take that for granted.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldStillsForgetTroubleMediaFindingsNewsEverydayWarmHorribleGrantedExceptionFriendlyBad ThingsEveryday Life Author:Tom Bodett
“I don't have a problem with the media focusing on bad things happening. That's our job, after all. But I think it's incomplete, and I would even say it's inaccurate, to only portray a place through its tragedies.” ThinkingProblemJobsMediaHappeningsTragedyThings HappenBad ThingsIncompleteBad Things Happen Author:Annia Ciezadlo
“I kind of like social media, and I like hearing from people. I don't like the ugly stuff, but there are some people - smart people - who have a very different perspective, and I'll get a backlash from them. And this isn't necessarily a bad thing.” PeopleKindDifferentSocialStuffMediaPerspectiveSmartUglySocial MediaHearingBad ThingsSmart PeopleDifferent PerspectiveBacklash Author:Paul Bloom