“A lot of people take shots at news channels.” PeopleNewsShotsNews Channels Author:George Stroumboulopoulos
“News is history shot on the wing. The huntsmen from the Fourth Estate seek to bag only the peacock or the eagle of the swifting day.” NewsShotsWingsJournalismBagsFourthEstatesEaglesPeacock Author:Gene Fowler
“A new report shows that, in Virginia, gun violence has fallen as the sale of firearms has soared to a new record. In other news, a recent study shows that most criminals don't like getting shot at.” ShowsStudyRecordsViolenceNewsGunShotsCriminalsFallenReportsVirginiaFirearmsGun Violence Author:Fred Thompson
“The debate was a chance for senator [Bernie] Sanders to have a game-changing moment to recapture the news cycle and build momentum going into 2016 and he took his best shot at having a moment.” MomentsGamesChanceNewsShotsDebateCyclesSenatorsMomentumBest Shot Author:Melissa Harris-Perry
“We're exposing our minors to abuse by the fact that they leave the radio on in the car and let them listen to the news on the way to school. Or the fact that it's shown on the news, the children can see Gaddafi's face and his glorious Technicolor clothes getting shot off on the news or on the newspaper shelves. In the shelves of the shops where all the sex magazines are consciously put at the top, if they're consciously put at the top, that must mean the violence is all put at the bottom consciously.” IfsWayMeanChildrenFactsSchoolFacesSexViolenceCarClothesNewsShotsAbuseBottomRadioNewspapersMagazinesGloriousShopsMinorsShelvesExposingGaddafi Author:Sinead O'Connor
“The subject matter itself lends itself to the black side because the kids are drug dealers and kids that are getting shot by police and getting shot by themselves. People automatically associate that with blackness because of the news.” PeopleMatterKidsSidesBlackSubjectsDrugNewsShotsPoliceAssociatesSubject MatterDealerBlacknessDrug Dealers Author:Steven Caple Jr.
“My wife made me watch this documentary about the Iraq War, and there was a really powerful moment where they followed some civilian whose family had been killed. This was 5 or 10 minutes of this woman talking, and it was extremely arresting. You realize how you never hear from the person on the receiving end of a war without a reporter stepping in to compartmentalize the story. Usually they're just a few shots at the end of a news report, wailing and screaming at a funeral.” PersonsMadeWarEndsMomentsStoriesRealizingPowerfulTalkingWatchesWifeMinutesNewsShotsIraqMy WifeReportsFuneralReceivingReportersDocumentariesCiviliansIraq WarWailingReally PowerfulArresting Author:Charlie Brooker
“[...]you know what they say about messengers, right"? Excuse me?" Too much bad news will get you shot."[...]” KnowsToo MuchNewsShotsExcuseBad NewsMessengersExcuse Me Book:Lover Awakened: Number 3 in series Source: Lover Awakened: Number 3 in series
“Mr. Crossley suddenly wondered why he was why he was worrying about the note. It was only a joke, after all. He cleared his throat. Everyone looked up hopefully. 'Somebody,' said Mr. Crossley, 'seems to have sent me a Halloween message.' And he read out the note: 'SOMEONE IN THIS CLASS IS A WITCH.' 6B thought this was splendid news. Hands shot up all over the room like a bed of beansprouts. 'It's me, Mr. Crossley!' 'Mr. Crossley, I'm the witch!' 'Can I be the witch, Mr. Crossley?' 'Me, Mr. Crossley, me, me, me!” SaidHandsSeemsRoomsClassWorryBedMessagesNewsJokesShotsNotesHopefullyWitchThroatHalloweenSplendid Author:Diana Wynne Jones
“Girls like her, my grandfather once warned me, girls like her turn into women with eyes like bullet holes and mouths made of knives. They are always restless. They are always hungry. They are bad news. They will drink you down like a shot of whisky. Falling in love with them is like falling down a flight of stairs. What no one told me, with all those warnings, is that even after you’ve fallen, even after you know how painful it is, you’d still get in line to do it again.” KnowsLoveMadeStillsEyeTurnsFallGirlLinesKnow HowDrinkNewsMouthsShotsFalling In LovePainfulHungryHolesFlightFallenWarningKnivesGrandfatherBulletsRestlessFalling DownMy GrandfatherStairsBad NewsLike HerWhisky Book:Black Heart Source: Black Heart