“I think it is absolutely essential in a democracy to have competition in the media, a lot of competition, and we seem to be moving away from that.” ThinkingSeemsMovingDemocracyMediaEssentialsCompetitionMoving AwayVoting And Democracy Author:Walter Cronkite
“An independent and free media is essential to ensure democracy.” DemocracyMediaEssentialsIndependent Author:Warren Christopher
“All Americans value the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press, and I believe this is essential for our continued way of life. But with this freedom comes responsibility. That responsibility has been abdicated here by some in the media and some in the government.” WayBelieveHas BeensGovernmentValuesI BelieveResponsibilityMediaSpeechEssentialsPressesFreedom Of SpeechFreedom Of The PressAmerican Values Author:Steven Hatfill
“The one thing that is absolutely essential is that there shouldn't be any governmental control [of the media] directly or indirectly.” One ThingMediaEssentials Author:Tony Benn
“I might take from the current political chaos a desire to somehow reflect its essential qualities in a story - the blatant lies that get accepted with repetition; the way mass media seems to be agitating people en masse; the way, particularly, that a relatively lucky and affluent and privileged population can be undone by a certain spoiled quality; that feeling when two decent people violently disagree, because they are arguing from two non-intersecting data sets - well, the list goes on.” PeopleWayWellsTwoStoriesFeelingsSeemsMightPoliticalLyingDesireCertainQualityMediaGoes OnLuckyEssentialsMassChaosPopulationCurrentsArguingListsAcceptedDataDecentDisagreePrivilegedRepetitionSpoiledUndoneMass MediaAffluentBlatant Lies Author:George Saunders