“I understand that it's incredibly difficult to watch what's happening on the news every day and not become inured to it. I've fallen victim to that myself, wanting to look away.” LooksDifficultWatchesNewsHappeningsVictimFallen Author:Kevin Powers
“The art of a news reporter is to learn how to lull a victim, because all good reporters are confidence tricksters in embryo.” ArtNewsVictimJournalismReportersEmbryosLullsTricksters Author:Derek Tangye
“[T]here's a good reason to stay pessimistic about deficits as far as the eye can see. It's called the 'news' media. Legislators who want to get re-elected will clearly want to avoid any spending decision that will create bad national publicity, and our news media, the manufacturers of bad national publicity, will send crying victims down the assembly line at the slightest thought of a social spending cut or freeze. Exhibit A is Sen. Jim Bunning.” WantReasonEyeSocialLinesDecisionCuttingMediaCryNewsVictimSpendingDeficitPublicityAssemblyExhibitsFreezePessimisticLegislatorsNews MediaAssembly LineSpending CutsReason To Stay Author:L. Brent Bozell, Jr.
“I'm done with the shows about "women got murdered by husband." My wife watches them constantly, but it makes me want to kill myself. They serve no purpose. They're not news shows. They just exploit all of these murder victims.” WantDoneShowsPurposeWatchesWifeHusbandNewsMurderVictimMy WifeExploitsMurder Victims Author:Billy Lawrence
“I spent my time drinking and staring at a television in the airport bar. More death and destruction. Crime. Pollution. All the news stories were telling me to be frightened. All the commercials were telling me to buy things I didn´t need. The message was that people could only be passive victims or consumers.” PeopleNeedsStoriesMediaCrimeTelevisionMessagesNewsDestructionVictimDrinkingBarsConsumersStaringMy TimeFrightenedPollutionPassiveAirportsNews Stories Author:John Twelve Hawks
“There's lots of law these days, but not much justice. Celebrities murder their wives and go free. A mother kills her children, and the news people on TV say she's the victim and want you to send money to her lawyers. When everything's upside down like this, what fool just sits back and thinks justice will prevail?” PeopleThinkingWantChildrenLawMotherJusticeWifeTvsFoolNewsMurderVictimLawyerThese DaysUpside DownJustice Will Prevail Book:One Door Away from Heaven: A superb thriller of redemption, fear and wonder Source: One Door Away from Heaven: A superb thriller of redemption, fear and wonder