“A raised eyebrow, an inflection of the voice, a caustic remark dropped in the middle of a broadcast can raise doubts in a million minds about the veracity of a public official or the wisdom of a governmental policy.” MindVoiceMillionsDoubtMiddlePolicyNewsRaisesRaisedOfficialsEyebrowsRemarksVeracityPublic OfficialsCausticRaised Eyebrows Author:Spiro T. Agnew
“The news of my pregnancy got out when I was in the middle of my first trimester. I hadn't even had a chance to tell my friends. That alone was so ugly. It made me hyper-protective ... I feel uncomfortable with people reading too much about my pregnancy or my relationship. It grosses me out. It's too sweet to read about or dissect.” PeopleFeelsFirstsMadeReadingChanceToo MuchMiddleSweetNewsMy FriendsUglyUncomfortablePregnancyProtectiveHyper Author:Jennifer Garner
“Everywhere, women gathered in knots, huddled in groups on front porches, on sidewalks, even in the middle of the streets, telling each other that no news is good news, trying to comfort each other, trying to present a brave appearance.” TryingGroupsStreetsMiddleFrontsComfortNewsBraveAppearanceGood NewsKnotsSidewalkPorchFront Porches Book:Gone with the wind Source: Gone with the wind
“I was a news reporter for 16 years, seven of them a foreign correspondent in the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans. Perhaps the most useful equipment I acquired in that time is a lack of preciousness about the act of writing. A reporter must write. There must be a story. The 'mot juste' unarriving? Tell that to your desk.” WritingYearsStoriesMiddleNewsSevenEastMiddle EastDesksReportersEquipmentBalkansEast Africa Author:Geraldine Brooks
“The American government has been harvesting the Middle Eastern grapes of wrath for a generation and not making a secret of it, either. As lousy as the mass media may be, there was enough news about what was transpiring, year after year, to get the gist of what was happening... No American can truthfully say that they could not find out what was going on.” YearsMayHas BeensEnoughGovernmentSecretGenerationsMiddleMediaNewsMassHappeningsEasternWrathGrapesMass MediaAmerican GovernmentGist Author:Nicholas von Hoffman
“In order to progress, radio need only go backward, to the time when singing commercials were not allowed on news reports, when there was no middle commercial on a news report, when radio was rather proud, alert and fast.” NeedsOrderProgressMiddleProudNewsSingingRadioReports Book:In Search of Light: The Broadcasts of Edward R. Murrow, 1938-1961 Source: In Search of Light: The Broadcasts of Edward R. Murrow, 1938-1961
“As I've submerged myself in news of the revolutions sweeping North Africa and the Middle East, I wanted desperately to feel part of what was going on. And then it hit me: This is what white people were doing to me after Obama was elected!” PeopleFeelsWantedWhiteMiddleRevolutionNewsEastMiddle EastSweepingSubmergedNorth Africa Author:Baratunde Thurston
“The first show that my dad and my mom did together was for, was a comedy series, a short form that went in the middle of late-night news, and then through all of their career, it was always the "Ed Sullivan Show," it was a variety act, my dad was on the "Jimmy Dean Show" for a few years.” YearsFirstsShowsTogetherFormNightCareersComedyMiddleMomDadLateNewsSeriesMy DadMy MomVarietyJimmyDeanLate NightEd Sullivan Author:Brian Henson
“Consumer habits have changed dramatically. People have gotten used to getting the news they want, when they want it, how they want it, and where they want it. And this change is here to stay. Despite all the dire reports about the state of the newspaper industry, we are actually in the middle of a golden age for news consumers who can surf the Net, use search engines, access the best stories from around the world, and be able to comment, interact, and form communities.” PeopleWorldWantStatesStoriesUseAgeAbleFormUsedCommunityMiddleChangedIndustryHabitNewsAccessNewspapersGoldenDespiteAround The WorldConsumersReportsCommentEnginesSurfGolden AgeSearch Engine Author:Arianna Huffington
“If Donald Trump had said something like I'm going to raise taxes on the middle class, it would be all over the news. You would be questioning his sanity.” IfsSaidWould BeClassMiddleTrumpTaxesNewsRaisesMiddle ClassSanityQuestioning Author:Rudy Giuliani
“And by the way, a piece of news, Israel is the one country in which everyone is pro-American, opposition and coalition alike. And I represent the entire people of Israel who say, 'Thank you, America.'' And we're friends of America, and we're the only reliable allies of America in the Middle East.” PeopleWayCountryAmericaPiecesMiddleNewsIsraelEastThanksOppositionAlliesMiddle EastThank YouCoalitionsSaying Thank You Author:Benjamin Netanyahu
“The next thing Jordana says makes me realize that it's too late to save her. "I've noticed that when you light a match, the flame is the same shape as a falling tear." She's been sensitized, turned gooey in the middle. I saw it happening and I didn't do anything to stop it. From now on, she'll be writing diaries and sometimes including little poems and she'll buy gifts for her favourite teachers and she'll admire the scenery and she'll watch the news and she'll buy soup for homeless people and she'll never burn my leg hair again.” PeopleWritingLittlesSometimesLightFallNextRealizingWatchesSawsTeacherMiddleTearsHairShapesLateNewsHappeningsIncludingLegsAdmireFlamesToo LateFavouriteHomelessSoupDiariesSceneryHomeless People Author:Joe Dunthorne
“Every liberal in the country must watch Fox News for one year, and every conservative in the country must watch MSNBC for one year. (Middle-of-the-roaders could stick with CSI)” YearsCountryWatchesMiddleNewsSticksConservativeFoxesFox NewsCsi Author:Stephen King