“Too much magic could wrap time and space around itself, and that wasn't good news for the kind of person who had grown used to things like effects following things like causes.” KindPersonsUsedCausesSpaceToo MuchMagicEffectsNewsFollowingGood NewsTime And SpaceWraps Author:Terry Pratchett
“My nature is happy. And all I can control is my response to input. If you come around me and tell me bad news all the time, I can say, "You know what? I don't want to hear it." If its just gossip, you know, I can choose not to hear it. And that, in effect, can control my mood.” IfsKnowsWantI CanEffectsNewsResponseMoodGossipBad NewsInput Author:John Travolta
“If fake news that's being released by some foreign government is almost identical to reports that are being issued through partisan news venues, then it's not surprising that that foreign propaganda will have a greater effect, because it doesn't seem that far-fetched compared to some of the other stuff that folks are hearing from domestic propagandists.” IfsSeemsGovernmentStuffGreaterEffectsNewsFolksHearingPropagandaFakeReportsSurprisingIdenticalPartisansVenuesPropagandist Author:Barack Obama
“Americans reading the paper, listening to the news every single day, and all you hear is things are getting worse and worse. And that has a psychological effect on consumer confidence. That's what consumer confidence is.” ReadingEffectsListeningPaperNewsPsychologicalConsumersConsumer Confidence Author:Howard Schultz