“I heard some good news today, the FBI and the CIA are going to start cooperating. They are going to start working together. And if you don't know the difference between the FBI and the CIA, the FBI bungles domestic crime, the CIA bungles foreign crime.” IfsKnowsTodayTogetherDifferencesHeardCrimeNewsWorking TogetherGood NewsCiaFbiCooperating Author:David Letterman
“Henri Nouwen says, "When we come to realize that ... only God saves, then we are free to serve, then we can live truly humble lives." Nouwen changed his approach from "selling pearls," or peddling the good news, to "hunting for the treasure" already present in those he was called to love - a shift from dispensing religion to dispensing grace. It makes all the difference in the world whether I view my neighbor as a potential convert or as someone whom God already loves.” WorldRealizingDifferencesViewsGraceChangedApproachNewsHumbleNeighborTreasureSellingHuntingPearlsGood NewsPeddling Author:Philip Yancey
“At first the difference will be in whatever atmosphere I bring into it. It's not going to be like, 'I really want to do The Daily Show and I'd love to turn it into an abstract musical.' I like the format and the chance to satirize the news.” WantFirstsShowsTurnsDifferencesChanceNewsMusicalAtmosphereAbstractFormatDaily Show Author:Jon Stewart
“Everybody wrings their hands about Fox News. You know, "fair and balanced? Why, that's snide!" Yeah, okay, maybe they're not fair and balanced, but CNN used to have the slogan "You Can Depend on CNN". Guess what? I watch it, no you can't. So what's the difference?” KnowsHandsUsedDifferencesWatchesDependsNewsFairsOkayYeahBalancedFoxesSlogansNot FairCnnFox News Author:Jon Stewart
“Where the differences came in was the patina of ideology which the news media laid over everything. There's certainly a bias, to some degree, in the way the media portrays the military. I'm not saying that's entirely wrong - the Fourth Estate is there to hold generals and colonels accountable for their actions and decisions - but having reporters on the scene, reporting in real time certainly complicates things for the military mission.” WayRealActionDifferencesDecisionMediaMilitarySceneDegreesNewsMissionsIdeologyFourthBiasReportersEstatesColonelsNews Media Author:Dave Abrams
“I think there's an important difference between the newspaper and a magazine. I view the role of the magazine as providing the deeper reporting and the thoughtful analysis to help you make sense of why that news is important.” ThinkingImportantHelpingDifferencesViewsRolesNewsDeeperNewspapersMagazinesMake SenseAnalysisThoughtfulProviding Author:Chris Hughes
“Some journalists just get too wrapped up in daily news cycles and tempests in a teapot that are not going to make any difference. As someone who is older and has been through a few election cycles, maybe this is just being an old fogey, but I think I know what's going to really matter and what's not.” ThinkingKnowsHas BeensMatterDifferencesNewsElectionJournalistCyclesJust BeingTempestTeapotsDaily News Author:William Kristol
“Officials at the White House are saying that President Bush hasn't changed his schedule much since the war started. The main difference, they say, is that he's started watching the news and taping Sponge Bob.” WarHousePresidentDifferencesWhiteChangedNewsOfficialsWhite HouseBobSchedulesPresident BushSponges Author:Conan O'Brien
“If people in the media cannot decide whether they are in the business of reporting news or manufacturing propaganda, it is all the more important that the public understand that difference, and choose their news sources accordingly.” PeopleIfsImportantDifferencesMediaSourceNewsPropagandaManufacturingMedia Propaganda Author:Thomas Sowell
“Besides the obvious difference, there was not much distinction between losing a best friend and losing a lover: it was all about intimacy. One moment, you had someone to share your biggest triumphs and fatal flaws with; the next minute, you had to keep them bottled inside. One moment, you'd start to call her to tell her a snippet of news or to vent about your awful day before realizing you did not have that right anymore; the next, you could not remember the digits of her phone number.” MomentsRememberNextRealizingDifferencesNumbersShareMinutesLoversNewsLosingPhonesObviousAwfulIntimacyTriumphDistinctionFlawsPhone NumbersFatal FlawsAwful Days Book:Handle with Care: A Novel Source: Handle with Care: A Novel
“You know the difference between news and gossip, don't you? News tells you what people did. Gossip tells you how much they enjoyed it.” PeopleKnowsDifferencesNewsEnjoyedGossip Book:Shantaram: A Novel Source: Shantaram: A Novel
“I think the 24-hour news cycle has helped exaggerate the differences between the parties. You can always find someone on TV somewhere carping about something. That didn't happen 20 years ago.” ThinkingYearsHappensHoursDifferencesPartyTvsNewsYears AgoCycles Author:George H. W. Bush