“I think we need to get back to truth-based news. It won't be easy, but we better do it because otherwise we're not acting on information.” ThinkingNeedsEasyActingInformationNewsGet Back Author:Barbara Boxer
“[ Donald Trump is] candidate who said he has more confidence in Vladimir Putin's strength than in Barack Obama's strength. His closeness to Putin is a very scary thing for the country and the fact that the news was dominated for 33 days I think it was by WikiLeaks stories, that had an impact on states that were decided by a knife-edge.” ThinkingSaidCountryStatesFactsStoriesTrumpNewsDecidedImpactEdgesScaryBarackCandidatesKnivesPutinClosenessWikileaksScary Things Author:E. J. Dionne
“I think this is a scary thing [hacking] that does have to be taken out of a partisan context. And one of the best pieces of news this morning is a joint statement, Senator [Chuck] Schumer, Senator [Harry] Reid for the Democrats,John McCain and Lindsey Graham from the Republicans, saying we have to get to the bottom of this.” ThinkingDoeMorningTakenPiecesRepublicanNewsDemocratBottomScaryStatementsSenatorsJointsPartisansMccainChuckHackingScary Things Author:E. J. Dionne
“I studiously avoid the darkest places of the Internet. Sometimes you can't avoid it because you're doing a legitimate news search and something pops up, but I don't breathe that stuff in because I think it's a carcinogen.” ThinkingSometimesStuffInternetNewsPopsBreathe Author:Megyn Kelly
“The Fox News anchors are lovely. They have an incredible combination of brains and beauty. And I think that's one of the reasons people love watching them and listening to them.” PeopleThinkingReasonBrainListeningNewsIncrediblesLovelyCombinationFoxesAnchorsFox NewsBeauty And BrainsNews Anchors Author:Megyn Kelly
“I think you can look at a woman's legs while she delivers the news and still take her seriously.” ThinkingLooksStillsNewsLegs Author:Megyn Kelly
“The good news is I think there are a lot of young people certainly who were involved in my campaigns, and I think continue to be involved in work not just politically, but through nonprofits and other organizations, that can carry this hard work of democracy forward.” PeopleThinkingHardYoungDemocracyHard WorkInvolvedNewsOrganizationCampaignsGood NewsNonprofits Author:Barack Obama
“I think one of the real issues that we're faced with is how we consume news, how the media is perceived, how fake news is gaining a degree of currency without criticism that is dangerous, in my judgement.” ThinkingRealIssuesMediaDangerousDegreesNewsCriticismJudgementFakeCurrency Author:Susan Rice
“The great news is that that sort of group of people and that sort of sensibility is beginning to become more active again. And I think partly it just has to do with the time. It has to do with the culture of resistance. The necessity is for us to pull together and to speak up and to make work and be visible.” PeopleThinkingTogetherCultureSpeakGroupsNewsActiveResistanceVisibleSensibilityGreat News Author:Tilda Swinton
“That's where the outrage should be, not old news, but the fact that we are preparing for the transfer of power. and we have been working with President [Barack] Obama, hand in glove, and I think that they - including the president - should step up and get his people in line and tell them to grow up and accept the fact that they lost the election.” PeopleThinkingShouldHas BeensFactsHandsLostGrowsPresidentLinesAcceptingStepsGrowing UpNewsElectionIncludingBarackPreparingOutrageTransfersGlovesStep UpPresident Barack ObamaOld News Author:John Lewis
“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
“We know better than to think that Republicans can win only on the failures of Democrats. It still comes down to a contest of ideas, which is really good news, ladies and gentlemen, because when it's about ideas, the advantage goes to us. Against their dreary backdrop of arrogant bureaucracies, pointless mandates, reckless borrowing, willful retreat from the world and all that progressives have in store for us, the Republican Party stands as a great enduring alternative party.” ThinkingKnowsWorldStillsIdeasWinningPartyRepublicanNewsAdvantageDemocratEndureStoresAlternativesGentlemanArrogantRepublican PartyRetreatBureaucracyContestsGood NewsRecklessPointlessMandatesBorrowingDrearyLadies And GentlemenBackdrop Author:Paul Ryan
“I don't think CNN is 'fake news.' I think there are some reports everywhere, in print, on TV, on radio, in conversation, that are not well-researched and are sometimes based on falsehoods.” ThinkingWellsSometimesTvsConversationNewsRadioFakeReportsPrintFalsehoodCnn Author:Kellyanne Conway
“I would say except when I have been attacked the black community has seldom seen fit to even mention the gay aspect. And since when I have been attacked I have usually been defended by the black community, I would say that the black newspapers have played it very straight. If I was attacked they simply published that I was attacked, if I was defended they simply said I had been defended. But I don't think they have taken any effort at maligning me or maligning gays or making any effort to give to people anything that wasn't news.” PeopleIfsThinkingGivingHas BeensSaidBlackCommunityEffortTakenFitGayNewsAspectNewspapersBlack CommunitySimply Said Author:Bayard Rustin
“Thinking about impact on children meant adding to the agenda, both the R&D agenda and the delivery agenda, but it's amazing news, even in the scale of other tragedies.” ThinkingChildrenNewsTragedyImpactScalesAgendasDelivery Author:Bill Gates
“I think a lot of the people who feel out of step with contemporary society or feel that they've been left back economically or feel disaffected and are drawn to the Republican Party, they are looking for a news source that will tell them something they would like to hear and then is reassuring, emotionally rewarding, and confirming. And affirming to them. So to deliver that product is pretty valuable. It's kind of like they're an insurgency and they're not getting what they need to hear from the mainstream.” PeopleThinkingNeedsFeelsKindLeftPartyStepsProductsSourceRepublicanNewsValuableContemporaryMainstreamRepublican PartyAffirmingReassuringInsurgencyContemporary Society Author:Sheldon Whitehouse
“The ability of Republican leaders to rile up their base - helped along by folks like Rush Limbaugh, some commentators on Fox News - I think created an environment in which Republican voters would punish Republicans for cooperating with me. That hothouse of back-and-forth argument and - and really sharp partisanship I think has been harmful to America.” ThinkingHas BeensAmericaAbilityLeaderEnvironmentRepublicanNewsArgumentFolksVotersFoxesBack And ForthCommentatorsFox NewsPartisanshipCooperating Author:Barack Obama
“I think it's fair to point out that there is bias in the media on both sides, both right and left. And that it's very hard to find objective news because we have gotten, particularly as you watch cable news, it's so dominated by opinion.” ThinkingHardLeftSidesOpinionWatchesMediaNewsFairsObjectivesBiasBoth SidesCablesCable News Author:Rand Paul
“Do I think it would be better that people knew the atrocities that Monsanto commits or the influence of corporate money in government or government subsidies for our current food system that's a disaster and not sustainable? Yes. That would be really great, but a lot of that information unless you look for it, it's not available to you because that's not the discussion that's happening on mainstream news.” PeopleThinkingLooksGovernmentWould BeInfluenceInformationNewsHappeningsCurrentsAvailableDisasterCommitCorporateDiscussionMainstreamReally GreatAtrocitiesSubsidiesMonsanto Author:Ellen Page
“Christians, like everyone else, are prone to be selfish and scared, and wanting others to think well of them. So, although we possess what one part of us knows is the greatest news in the world, we don't act as though it is. Consequently, we share the gospel less than we should.” ThinkingKnowsWorldShouldWellsChristianShareNewsScaredSelfishBeing Selfish Author:Mark Dever
“I'm not the caricature that you see on Fox News or Rush Limbaugh, but I'm somebody who is interested in solving problems and is pretty practical, and that, actually, a lot of the things that we've put in place worked better than people might think.” PeopleThinkingProblemMightNewsPracticalsProblem SolvingFoxesCaricaturesFox News Author:Barack Obama
“I have made you - along with Fox News has made you - think Obama is something that he isn't. And it's such a shame. I have so distorted who the real Obama is in your mind, that it is paralyzing our government. It is paralyzing the Speaker of the House, who really, really, really, really wants to go in there and really, really work with Obama, but he just can't. It's hard for people like Boehner to move too far in my direction because of the misperception of me, Obama says, created by Fox News and Rush Limbaugh.” PeopleThinkingWantMindMadeRealHardGovernmentMovingHouseNewsShameSpeakersFoxesFox NewsMisperception Author:Rush Limbaugh
“The media has lost its monopoly. They have lost the opportunity they had to define what's news and what isn't news. They have lost the monopoly on telling people what to think, as in commentary and this kind of thing.” PeopleThinkingKindOpportunityLostMediaNewsMonopolyCommentary Author:Rush Limbaugh
“When I talk about the chickification of either the news business or football or anything else, some people think I'm joking or making halfhearted fun, little swipes here at feminism, but some of it's really serious stuff. You never, ever, ever hear how women are at fault in anything, just like in this abuse business.” PeopleThinkingLittlesFunStuffFeminismFootballSeriousNewsAbuseFaults Author:Rush Limbaugh
“When we're good, we're very, very good, and when we're bad, we're horrid. This is not news, because we're so much more inventive and we have two hands, the left and the right. That is how we think. It's all over our literature, and it's all over the way we arrange archetypes, the good version, the bad version, the god, the devil, the Abel, the Cain, you name it. We arrange things in pairs like that because we know about ourselves.” ThinkingKnowsWayTwoHandsLiteratureNamesLeftNewsDevilVery GoodVersionsPairsArchetypeCainTwo HandsAbel Author:Margaret Atwood
“I think it's just about the machine is about reporting the news, and then reporting the news about the news, and then having those moments where they sit around and go, "Are we reporting the news correctly? I think we are." And then they go back to the and the cycle just sort of continues.” ThinkingMomentsNewsMachinesCycles Author:Jon Stewart
“I think that we live in a world - and this is something which living in Pakistan, perhaps, has taught me - and, you know, we live in a world where there is a constant feed from social media, the news, etc., of things that can scare us. And we become so anxious because human beings are meant - are designed to be sensitized to dangerous stuff.” ThinkingKnowsWorldHumansSocialStuffHuman BeingsMediaDangerousTaughtNewsConstantSocial MediaEtcScareAnxiousPakistan Author:Mohsin Hamid
“News about the Russia connections to the [Donald Trump] administration and what we are continuing to learn about those connections. What`s getting to be, I think, particularly unsettling is that simultaneously we are right now what`s going on, I think, is that we are number one nailing down more direct connections between the Trump campaign and the Russian government at the time the Russian government was influencing our election.” ThinkingGovernmentNumbersInfluenceTrumpRight NowNewsDirectConnectionsElectionCampaignsRussiaAdministrationContinuingRussian GovernmentContinuing To Learn Author:Rachel Maddow
“When we think about the issues that matter, obviously the news covers immigration, a lot. You might think immigration is the only story that actually affects us but when you poll Latinos you'll see that education is the number one topic that they're interested in talking about and economy is the second issue.” ThinkingMatterStoriesMightNumbersTalkingEconomyIssuesNewsImmigrationTopicsPollsLatino Author:Soledad O'Brien
“I just think that a much more important part of the problem we face, which was evident 10 years ago and is even more evident now, is that the way we share information among ourselves as American citizens has been radically transformed. The line between news and entertainment has almost dissolved, where ratings now have a big impact on what kinds of stories are covered and not stories.” ThinkingWayYearsKindHas BeensImportantStoriesProblemBigsFacesLinesShareInformationCitizensNewsYears AgoImpactEntertainmentCoveredTransformedEvidentRatingAmerican CitizensBig Impact Author:Al Gore
“I think blogging and the ability to instantaneously respond to news items has changed the way we approach all media. We're seeing people talking back to columnists, and going much further in the sexual realm than most papers, even alternative weeklies, will publish. I'm surprised more papers aren't having people do what you're doing with an online only column, and to be honest, I read almost all the media I do read online, and plenty of other people do, too, so I don't know what's stopping them.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayAbilityTalkingSeeingHonestMediaChangedPaperApproachNewsPlentyAlternativesBeing HonestRealmsOnlineStoppingPapersItemsPublishColumnsBloggingColumnistsPeople TalkingTalking Back Author:Rachel Kramer Bussel
“I remember when Lindbergh arrived in Paris, I was one of the first persons to know about his landing, because as the French people know that I was born in St. Louis, thinking I would be very proud to announce it to the public, they gave me the news first. I was then starring in the 'Folies Bergere.'” PeopleThinkingKnowsFirstsPersonsWould BeRememberBornProudNewsParisRemember WhenFirst PersonLanding Author:Josephine Baker
“What has happened to Africa is very severe. We are talking about the collapse of this and the collapse of that, of good government, of the economy particularly. And this has hit education badly. The news you get from the universities in Nigeria is often appalling. I don't think a lot of it gets out. There is the obsession with cults and all kinds of dreadful things going on and all this is taking its toll and it is not surprising that quality of students and graduates who come out is not good. It will not be surprising if this shows in the quality of work they do.” IfsThinkingKindShowsGovernmentQualityTalkingEconomyHappenedStudentsNewsUniversityObsessionAll KindsGraduatesSurprisingCollapseSevereCultNigeriaTollsQuality Work Author:Chinua Achebe
“I think there are multiple ways to have your voice heard. In some cases, it's through protest and it's through going on the nightly news and talking about or denouncing every issue on which you disagree with. Other times it is quietly and directly and candidly.” ThinkingWayVoiceTalkingCasesIssuesHeardNewsProtestDisagreeMultiple Author:Ivanka Trump
“This era in human existence where so much information is out there, it's easy for someone like Donald Trump to use that to make his claim that information is fake news. And there are people who think 'I guess we should believe the President when he says it's fake news.'” PeopleThinkingShouldBelieveHumansUseEasyPresidentExistenceInformationTrumpNewsClaimsErasFakeHuman Existence Author:Greg Graffin
“I think my criticism of the Pentecostal tradition that I heard with my sister's church was that it wasn't always audible. You couldn't quite figure out what was going on. And then, the people would very often do what they call speaking in tongues and I didn't know what they were saying. My father used to always say that if it can't be understood, then it's not the good news or not the gospel.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsUsedFatherChurchHeardFiguresNewsUnderstoodTraditionCriticismTongueMy SisterGood NewsPentecostalSpeaking In Tongues Author:David C. Driskell
“I think we - "we," meaning the media - have generally caused Americans to consume news in smaller, less contextualized bites. I think we have sugar-coated the news. I think we have provided news that is consumable, at the expense of news that is more important. I think we have created a world in which extreme views push out moderate views.” ThinkingWorldImportantViewsMediaNewsExtremesExpensesBitesSugarModerates Author:Ali Velshi
“I think Canada has stayed true to its news roots better than the United States has, in many ways. So I think Al Jazeera America is going to look a lot like the news that Canadians are used to: longer stories, more investigation, deeper analysis, less partisan.” ThinkingWayLooksStatesStoriesAmericaUsedUnitedUnited StatesNewsRootsDeeperAnalysisCanadaAlsInvestigationPartisans Author:Ali Velshi
“I think the cartoons that they're children are watching, particularly 'The Simpsons,' they're OK. I think that the adult audience is making much too much of the danger that they imply. That's not the case. The danger for children today, honey, is the news. Keep them away from news on television.” ThinkingChildrenTodayCasesAudienceToo MuchDangerTelevisionNewsAdultsHoneyCartoon Author:Jerry Lewis
“Celebrity culture has gone crazy, and I think the reason is that real news is just not bearable, and it also seems impossible to change anything.” ThinkingRealReasonSeemsCultureGoneImpossibleCrazyMediaNewsBearableCelebrity CultureGone Crazy Author:Chris Martin
“The most watched programme on the BBC, after the news, is probably 'Doctor Who.' What has happened is that science fiction has been subsumed into modern literature. There are grandparents out there who speak Klingon, who are quite capable of holding down a job. No one would think twice now about a parallel universe.” ThinkingHas BeensJobsUniverseLiteratureSpeakFictionHappenedModernNewsCapableDoctorsScience FictionGrandparentParallelsDoctor WhoProgrammesThink TwiceParallel UniverseModern Literature Author:Terry Pratchett
“The thing I really like about Twitter is the speed with which information reaches me. You find out things from Twitter long before they're on the news. That, I think, is valuable.” ThinkingLongInformationNewsValuableSpeed Author:Salman Rushdie
“Much good art got made while money ruled; I like a lot of it, and hardship and poverty aren't virtues. The good news is that, since almost no one will be selling art, artists - especially emerging ones - won't have to think about turning out a consistent style or creating a brand. They'll be able to experiment as much as they want.” ThinkingWantArtMadeAbleArtistPovertyVirtueStyleCreatingNewsExperimentsSellingBrandsConsistentHardshipGood NewsEmergingGood Art Author:Jerry Saltz
“I have been brought up open-minded. If I didn't know any people from other countries, I'd think everyone was evil based on news stories. But I know a lot of people, and know that there is no such thing as stark good and evil. Isn't it possible there is the same amount of evil everywhere?” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsHas BeensCountryStoriesEvilAmountNewsGood And EvilOther CountriesOpen MindedStarksNews Stories Author:Marjane Satrapi
“You'd think if anyone could charm America into caring about the evening news, it would be Katie Couric, the Tri Delt from Virginia who became America's sweetheart on the 'Today' show. But her ratings have been dismal - she comes in last place every week.” IfsThinkingHas BeensShowsWould BeTodayLastsAmericaWeekNewsCaringEveningCharmVirginiaRatingSweetheartKatieLast Place Author:Rob Sheffield
“It's really unfair to working women in America who read celebrity news and think, 'Why can't I lose weight when I've had a baby?' Well, everyone you're reading about has money for a trainer and a chef. That doesn't make it realistic.” ThinkingWellsAmericaReadingLosesMoneyBabyNewsWeightRealisticUnfairChefTrainersLose WeightWorking Women Author:Rachel Zoe
“You actually see liberals checking 'Fox News,' if only to know what the conservatives are thinking. And you're seeing conservatives who venture into liberal sources, just to know what 'The New York Times' is thinking.” IfsThinkingKnowsSeeingNew YorkSourceNewsVentureFoxesNew York TimesFox News Author:Evgeny Morozov
“Bad news, Harry. I've just been to see Professor McGonagall about the Firebolt. She – er, got a bit shirty with me. Told me I'd got my priorities wrong. Seemed to think I cared more about winning the Cup than I do about staying alive. Just because I told her I didn't care if it threw you off, as long as you caught the Snitch first.” IfsThinkingFirstsLongCareWinningBitsAliveNewsCaughtPrioritiesCupsStayingProfessorsBad NewsStaying AliveSnitchMcgonagallProfessor McgonagallQuidditch Author:J. K. Rowling
“Well, I was thinking this very thing. I was thinking: I am going to die today, but Jesu also died, so he knows how it is with me. And I was thinking, would he know me when I came to him? Yes! Sitting in his hall, he will see me sail into the bay, and he will run down to meet me on the shore; he will wade into the sea and pull my boat onto the sand and welcome me as his wayfaring brother. Why will he do this? Because he too has suffered, and he knows...HE KNOWS...Is that not good news?” ThinkingKnowsWellsRunningTodayDiesKnow HowSeaBrotherNewsSittingDiedWelcomeBoatSandHallsShoreKnow MeSailGood NewsWade Author:Stephen R. Lawhead
“If a man, for private profit, tears at the public news, does so with the impatience of one who thinks he actually owns the news you get, it is against the national interest.” IfsThinkingMenDoeInterestTearsNewsProfitImpatienceNational Interests Author:Jimmy Breslin