“A Twitter update is simple and fast and gets the information and news, and it spreads it very quickly, and it can contain links so you can then link to this whole context of information.” WholeSimpleInformationNewsSpreadLinksUpdates Author:Biz Stone
“I got an idea: people like news why don't we write the news down on a piece of paper, and we'll gas them up and drive them to everyone's house. I mean, if you were going to say that now, it doesn't sound like a great idea, because there are other ways you can distribute the news.” PeopleIfsWayWritingMeanIdeasHouseSoundPiecesPaperNewsGasGreat Idea Author:Biz Stone
“Even wars, big conflicts that have drawn a lot of news coverage, sometimes seem to me to have a center that hasn't been described, that might yet be glimpsed if approached from some odd angle.” IfsWarSometimesBigsSeemsMightConflictNewsOddAngleCoverageNews Coverage Author:William Finnegan
“The word "evangelist" means someone who spreads good news. Studying the impacts of climate change as I do, it's hard to come up with good news. In many ways I feel more like a Cassandra or a Jeremiah than a good-news evangelist.” WayFeelsMeanHardStudyNewsImpactClimateClimate ChangeCome UpSpreadGood NewsEvangelistsJeremiah Author:Katharine Hayhoe
“News isn't designed to talk about daily life in its nuances, but poetry is.” NewsDaily LifePoetry IsNuance Author:Eliza Griswold
“What passes for news is just morbid speculation or cartoonish screaming, followed by diaper commercials.” NewsSpeculationMorbidDiapers Author:Karen Russell
“I've learned, having been on a lot of sets, the good news is that by definition you are surrounded by experts. They get fired if they're not - unlike in the theatre!” IfsNewsDefinitionsTheatreExpertsI've LearnedGood News Author:Alan Rickman
“The good news is, we have a huge opportunity here because the President`s [Barack Obama] policies have failed.” OpportunityPresidentPolicyHugeNewsBarackGood News Author:Jeb Bush
“One of the most dangerous things about Fox News isn't that it's right wing but that it's nihilistic. It takes away the capacity to believe in politics.” BelieveDangerousNewsCapacityWingsFoxesRight WingDangerous ThingsFox News Author:Zephyr Teachout
“I get really excited about collaborating because by the end of the day you have something that you never thought you'd have. I was really happy about writing "Bad News" and a bunch of other stuff on the record that came out so well.” WritingWellsEndsStuffRecordsNewsExcitedBunchThe End Of The DayGet RealBad NewsReally HappyCollaborating Author:Orianthi
“For example, instead of being asked to write an article, suddenly editors wanted me to make super-short videos. The assumptions of those video gigs was that kids don't read as much news and basically need to be read to, which I found really problematic and kind of insulting. I thought, Isn't it just that you don't have any money and that's why you want me to make some crappy "content" for your website?” WantNeedsWritingKindKidsWantedFoundExampleNewsVideoAssumptionEditorsArticlesWant MeGigsWebsiteInsultingYou Want Me Author:Astra Taylor
“Early on, America took one path and went down the advertising road, and in the UK they founded the BBC and developed a different kind of public broadcasting. There was a point where TV was so beholden to commercial interest that people - civil society - actually rose up and said, "This is ridiculous: we have our soap-selling soap operas, cigarette-sponsored news broadcast; we have our rigged quiz shows - let's put some checks and balances here."” PeopleKindSaidDifferentShowsAmericaInterestPathTvsBalanceNewsRoseRidiculousChecksSellingAdvertisingOperaDifferent KindsCigaretteSoapCivil SocietyBroadcastingSoap OperasRiggedQuizQuiz Show Author:Astra Taylor
“There was all this enthusiasm about amateurism and the idea that people could now just make videos in their bedroom, or blog news stories and share it online, and isn't this great? Now we can do it just for the love of it and not try to be professionals, corrupted by careerism.” PeopleTryingIdeasStoriesCan DoShareNewsVideoEnthusiasmOnlineBedroomBlogsNews Stories Author:Astra Taylor
“Checking voicemail is like, "When's the other shoe going to drop?" I'm always afraid it's going to be terrible news I don't want to hear.” WantTerribleNewsShoes Author:Annie E. Clark
“We have some breaking news from our dedicated kale coverage desk here at NPR.Starting now, Chick-fil-A has kale on its menu next to the spicy chicken sandwich and the waffle fries. It's called the Superfood Side.” NextSidesNewsStartingChickensDedicatedDesksSandwichesChicksCoverageMenusFriesSpicyWafflesKaleNprBreaking NewsSuperfoodsStarting Now Author:Ari Shapiro
“Sometimes, I'll read a news story and there will be one line about something else, and I'll find it interesting and look into it. That can often turn into an entire story on its own.” LooksSometimesStoriesTurnsLinesInterestingNewsOne LineNews Stories Author:Joshuah Bearman
“Sometimes you'll read something and think, "What is going on here? There must be more to this." The constraints of the news format didn't allow for more detail, or the writer didn't see it or just wasn't interested.” ThinkingSometimesNewsDetailsConstraintsFormat Author:Joshuah Bearman
“I have a vast variety of sources where we get our news. Alaska isn't a foreign country.” CountrySourceNewsVarietyAlaskaForeign Countries Author:Sarah Palin
“My personal beliefs were shaped more by experience and by watching the news when I was young: images of angelic-looking college students in Mississippi crying like the world was ending because black people were being allowed on their campus; the slow mounting horror of Vietnam on the evening news every night; sitting with my parents in front of the TV and being appalled at the way the Chicago police were treating the protesters during the '68 Democratic convention. Being eyed with suspicion because of my age and the way I wore my hair.” PeopleWorldWayAgeYoungNightBeliefParentBlackFrontsCryStudentsCollegeTvsHairHorrorNewsSittingPoliceDemocraticEveningChicagoBlack PeopleVietnamConventionsEvery NightSuspicionMississippiCampusAngelicCollege StudentsPersonal Beliefs Author:James Vance
“At the moment we are facing a whole collection of difficult to forecast developments from the situation in China and the oil-price crash to the worrying news from some banks in Europe and the US. All of that is linked: Worldwide company debt is high and there is a lot of money in circulation. That is why necessary structural reforms are not being made.” MadeWholeMomentsDifficultCompanySituationWorryDevelopmentNewsEuropeChinaDebtOilReformCollectionsLots Of MoneyCrashLinkedCirculationForecastsOil Price Author:Wolfgang Schauble
“I had a friend say to me the other day, I hate when I see Jonathan Metzl on your show because I know it`s bad news. I know that there has been a shooting.” KnowsHas BeensShowsHateNewsI HateShootingBad News Author:Melissa Harris-Perry
“My first film role was a reporter. It's funny, because my father was a news reporter. I always thought there was something strange about that.” FirstsFilmFatherRolesStrangeNewsReporters Author:Peter Jacobson
“I want people to talk more. I mean, I watch Game of Thrones and there's all sorts of crazy nudity in it...and very little of which I can justify, except that it's in a titillating and somewhat exploitational manner, but I don't really feel like that's a subject that people are interested in because it's the same news story.” PeopleWantFeelsMeanLittlesI CanStoriesGamesWatchesCrazySubjectsNewsJustifyThronesNudityNews Stories Author:Craig Zobel
“I'm interested in pitches that have compelling people and ideas at the core - and a good news peg certainly doesn't hurt. We look for stories that are solutions-oriented, but not irrationally upbeat, from writers with a strong voice. For LadyJournos, where I'm curating not editing.” PeopleLooksIdeasStoriesStrongVoiceHurtNewsSolutionsCoreCompellingEditingGood NewsUpbeatPeg Author:Ann Friedman
“I got a parking ticket one time in L.A. and I was furious about it. I was trying to prove a point to the guy who gave it to me and I put it in my mouth and chewed it up. And the guy just kept watching me, like, "Yeah?" He didn't think I was going to finish the job. So then I swallowed it. The good news is that paper is not a big deal if you eat it.You'd be full, but you could eat the phone book. So that was the weirdest thing: a parking ticket.” IfsThinkingTryingBookBigsJobsGuyDealsProvePaperNewsMouthsYeahPhonesOne TimeTicketsGood NewsBig DealFuriousParking Author:Rob Huebel
“Curiously, the balance seems to come when writing is woven into every aspect of my life, like eating or exercising - one flows constantly into the next: I'll wake up and have coffee, read the news, then write a letter or two (always in longhand), then go teach, and after teaching write a bit in a journal - dreams, what I had for breakfast and lunch and why I had it, what's on the iPod, sexual habits, etc. - then read a bit, then work on a real bit of writing...you get the idea.” WritingTwoIdeasRealDreamSeemsNextBitsTeachTeachingHabitBalanceExerciseEatingNewsAspectFlowLettersWake UpCoffeeEtcBreakfastLunchJournalWovenIpods Author:Kevin Keck
“It makes me wonder sometimes. Remember a couple years ago, when Mexicans went on strike? It was talked about a little bit but not that much. But some old white people, and there aren't even that many, they put bonnets on, and then they control the news.” PeopleYearsLittlesSometimesRememberBitsWhiteWonderCoupleLittle BitNewsYears AgoStrikesBonnets Author:David Sedaris
“I've always had a social awareness. My favorite channel on TV is BBC News 24. For a while, I had to have it on repeat in my house. I've always been interested in what's going on in the world.” WorldHouseSocialAwarenessTvsNewsMy FavoriteRepeatsSocial Awareness Author:Douglas Booth
“Since September 11, the Mirror has reached back to its roots, and decided, it seems, to be something of its old self again. I received a call asking if I would write for it again, which I've done. It's a pleasure to be able to do that. It's become an important antidote to a media that is, most of it, supportive of the establishment, some of it quite rabidly rightwing. The Mirror is breaking ranks, and that's good news.” IfsWritingImportantSelfDoneSeemsAblePleasureMediaNewsRootsDecidedAskingMirrorsEstablishmentSeptemberGood NewsSupportiveAntidoteSeptember 11Old Self Author:John Pilger
“The funny thing is, this is what everyone assumes, that anybody who talks has an axe to grind. I've been around a long time, and yes, there obviously are people who disagree with policy who talk to me, but it's less axes to grind than people who are really motivated. One of the terrible things about this Administration is that nobody wants to hear bad news.” PeopleWantLongPolicyTerribleNewsLong TimeAssumingAdministrationMotivatedDisagreeTerrible ThingsFunny ThingsGrindBad NewsTalk To MeAxes Author:Seymour Hersh
“Hollywood is definitely now embracing a more natural approach to beauty. Staying "youthful-looking" is old news. The ubiquitous term "anti-aging" has become meaningless. Women today want to look like a more revitalized version of themselves. The bottom line is we all want to be natural. I am seeing an increasing number of people who want to match the products they use every day to a more natural, healthy lifestyle.” PeopleWantLooksUseTodayTermNaturalLinesNumbersSeeingProductsHealthyApproachNewsHollywoodAgingBottomLifestyleVersionsStayingMeaninglessBottom LineHealthy LifestyleOld News Author:Sophie Heyman Uliano
“A daily newspaper should report the news, not play at geopolitics.” ShouldPlayNewsNewspapersReportsGeopolitics Author:Rafael Correa
“I like working on the house, small carpentry stuff. I also like working on the van. That's about as quiet as my mind gets, I think. I always loved working on the How's Your News? TV show and at Camp Jabberwocky too.” ThinkingMindShowsHouseStuffTvsQuietNewsCampsTv ShowsVansCarpentry Author:Chad Urmston
“I do a lot of work with the Red Cross, too. As a reporter, before I went to entertainment news, I tended to follow natural disasters. I went to Charleston, South Carolina, after Hurricane Hugo. I went to Miami the year after they were recovering from Hurricane Andrew. I came to California when they were recovering from a big earthquake. I've seen the Red Cross and how they stay there years after a natural disaster. They're not just there when a disaster is happening.” YearsBigsNaturalNewsHappeningsRedCrossesSouthEntertainmentDisasterCaliforniaReportersHurricanesEarthquakesCarolinaMiamiAndrewRecoveringNatural DisasterSouth CarolinaCharlestonRed CrossCharleston South Carolina Author:Nancy O'Dell
“This is the church's job. This is who we are as the body of Christ to reach out to people who are in need, who are struggling, who need to be discipled and to pursue Christ in their life. That's good news and the church should offer it wholeheartedly to anyone.” PeopleNeedsShouldBodyJobsChristChurchStruggleOffersNewsPursueWho We AreReach OutGood NewsWholeheartedlyBody Of Christ Author:Alan Chambers
“It's certainly an interesting moment to try to talk about, 'cause you could make a great show about the police force right now, with all that's happening in the news and Ferguson and all of it.” TryingMomentsShowsForceCausesInterestingRight NowNewsHappeningsPolicePolice ForceFerguson Author:Ethan Hawke
“News is almost more interesting to me than other people's fiction, if that makes sense. But other people's fiction in terms of design is still incredibly interesting to me.” PeopleIfsStillsTermInterestingFictionDesignNewsMake Sense Author:Neill Blomkamp
“I just watched the news. Seeing crazy people doing crazy stuff to other people and pretending that they're the good guys really helped.” PeopleGuyStuffSeeingCrazyNewsPretendingGood GuyCrazy People Author:Casper Crump
“In some cases, people are silent; they're being complacent. But we're also seeing people speak out against some of these raids, these arrests. So for example, the Townhouse Gallery - the outreach director gave an interview to Ahram Online, which is a semi-official news agency here. And he sort of dismissed it, played it down. But the publisher from the publishing house - the Merit Publishing House, which was raided - he said this won't scare us; we will continue to dream of a free country, a country with social justice, and this won't silence us.” PeopleSaidCountryDreamHouseSpeakSocialJusticeSilenceCasesSeeingExampleDirectorsNewsSocial JusticeSilentMeritAgencyOfficialsInterviewsOnlineScarePublishingPublishersGallerySpeaks OutComplacentFree CountryOutreachPublishing House Author:Leila Fadel
“I would never want to discourage anyone from listening to the news, heaven forfend. But I thought, you know, when I'm recommending music to people I like to recommend stuff that I think they'll like.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantHeavenStuffListeningNewsDiscouraging Author:Stephen W. Thompson
“For others the mourning is over. Others would say that whilst one God has died - the God of ontotheology perhaps? - this allows for the good news of a God who is to come, a God who will be better able to gather up and give justice to all the manifold aspirations of human life towards goodness and meaning (and not just to those who are able to fit into a narrow 'religious' framework).” GivingHumansAbleReligiousJusticeFitGoodnessNewsDiedHuman LifeMourningAspirationGood NewsFrameworkManifold Author:George Pattison
“The most frequent way that I will communicate with him Obamacis when we're traveling. We talk about what's in the news, and I hear him talking about issues that are important to him.” WayImportantTalkingIssuesNewsCommunicate Author:Josh Earnest
“There's fantasies about what heaven is like and who Satan is and why you shouldn't masturbate or why you should vote Republican. It's funny because it's an election year and their news broadcasts are constantly talking about "Vote Republican". I think that they think they're being subtle about it, but that's definitely not the case. So I'm like, "What does this have anything to do with the nice advice you were giving about how to live your life, how to get along with your spouse etc?"” ThinkingGivingShouldYearsDoeHeavenTalkingCasesFantasyNiceAdviceRepublicanNewsVoteElectionSatanEtcSubtleLive Your LifeSpouseElection Years Author:Brad Warner
“Most of the news about the state of the environment is pretty ugly. This is frightening for me personally, but actually motivational for me artistically.” StatesEnvironmentNewsUglyFrightening Author:Paolo Bacigalupi
“If a news camera shows up, people will line up, they want to be seen. But at the same time they want both to be chosen and not singled out. I think that is an endless struggle within most.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantShowsLinesStruggleNewsCamerasEndlessChosen Author:Celeste Ng
“The more you get into conversations with people, you find out they've been brainwashed by the news and they don't actually know any better.” PeopleKnowsConversationNewsBrainwashed Author:Lissie
“The Republican Party`s reacting now to the news of [Donald] Trump`s dominance in different ways. For some, they are pushing resistance.” WayDifferentPartyTrumpRepublicanNewsResistanceDifferent WaysPushingRepublican PartyDominanceReacting Author:Chris Matthews
“There's always fear. There's always fear. Always fear. Anyone who says they are not afraid is lying to you. Because this can all change tomorrow. I could say something dumb today and be in the news for it tomorrow. And maybe the phone stops ringing. You're always afraid of losing what you have. Regardless of success or anything, you're always afraid.” TodayLyingTomorrowNewsLosingPhonesDumbNot Afraid Author:Donald Faison
“I get enough of that on the news, so I didn't want to deal with fundamentalists or any sort of thing like that. I just wanted to keep it as lighthearted as the Cold War was, which obviously it was a fun time for everybody.” WantWarEnoughWantedFunDealsColdNewsCold WarFun Times Author:Adam Reed
“We talked a lot about Donald's [Trump] record on immigration. There is irony that he has made the center of his entire campaign immigration, given that he faced a $1 million court judgment for being part of a conspiracy to hire illegal aliens, given that news broke that he is hiring foreign workers at his fancy hotel in Florida.” MadeGivenMillionsRecordsTrumpJudgmentNewsCourtWorkersCampaignsImmigrationAliensBrokeIronyFancyHotelIllegalConspiracyFloridaHiringIllegal Aliens Author:Ted Cruz