“Okay, I'm not in the news business, and I'm not going to tell anyone how to do their job. However, it'd be good to have news reporting that I could trust again, and there's evidence that fact-checking is an idea whose time has come.” IdeasFactsJobsNewsEvidenceOkayBe GoodNews ReportingTrusting Again Author:Craig Newmark
“A free press is one where it's okay to state the conclusion you're led to by the evidence. One reason I'm in hot water is because my colleagues and I at NOW didn't play by the conventional rules of Beltway journalism. Those rules divide the world into Democrats and Republicans, liberals and conservatives, and allow journalists to pretend they have done their job if instead of reporting the truth behind the news, they merely give each side an opportunity to spin the news.” IfsWorldGivingStatesReasonDonePlayJobsOpportunitySidesWaterBehindsRepublicanTruth IsNewsEvidenceOkayHotPressesDemocratConclusionJournalismJournalistDividesConventionalColleaguesFree PressHot Water Author:Bill Moyers
“Okay, look at it this way: if the evening news has a very high probability of being accurate, then it's highly improbable that they would inaccurately report the numbers chosen in the lottery. That counterbalances any improbability in the choosing of those numbers, so you're quite rational to believe in this highly improbable event.” IfsWayBelieveLooksNumbersEventsNewsOkayChosenRationalEveningReportsAccurateProbabilityLotteryImprobableImprobability Author:William Lane Craig
“According to the New York Daily News, Geraldo said he is now carrying a gun, and he will personally shoot Osama bin Laden if he finds him. If Osama also has a gun, this could work out okay.” IfsSaidNew YorkNewsGunOkayWork OutBin LadenOsama Bin LadenDaily News Author:Jay Leno
“Winning the election is a good-news, bad-news kind of thing. Okay, now you're the mayor. The bad news is, now you're the mayor.” KindWinningNewsOkayElectionGood NewsMayorsBad News Author:Clint Eastwood
“Everybody wrings their hands about Fox News. You know, "fair and balanced? Why, that's snide!" Yeah, okay, maybe they're not fair and balanced, but CNN used to have the slogan "You Can Depend on CNN". Guess what? I watch it, no you can't. So what's the difference?” KnowsHandsUsedDifferencesWatchesDependsNewsFairsOkayYeahBalancedFoxesSlogansNot FairCnnFox News Author:Jon Stewart
“Hundreds upon hundreds of news outlets - okay, thousands - are interested in following the happenings at the White House. Yet the number of news sources at the White House - people who know what's happening - is finite. Dozens maybe. With that imbalance hanging over the enterprise, it's hard for a group of reporters competing against one another to secure the upper hand.” PeopleKnowsHardHandsHouseWhiteNumbersGroupsSourceNewsHappeningsOkayFollowingSecureEnterpriseWhite HouseDozenReportersCompetingFiniteOutletsImbalanceUpper Hand Author:Erik Wemple
“Here's the good news. If I realize that I'm insane, then I'm okay with it. I'm not dangerous insane.” IfsRealizingDangerousNewsOkayInsaneGood News Author:Charlie Sheen
“The doctor told Phil, my then husband, that my condition was really bad news. They had found an artery tearing and said I could die. They said they could try to patch it up but it could go horribly wrong. It all turned out okay in the end but it was touch and go.” TryingSaidEndsDiesFoundConditionsHusbandNewsDoctorsOkayThey SaidPatchesBad NewsArteries Author:Sharon Stone
“Kim: "What, a coffee? Hollie, I have some bad news. I hate you, okay?" Hollie: "You hate everyone, Kim." Kim: "You're one of everyone.” HateNewsOkayI HateCoffeeHate YouI Hate YouBad NewsKimHollies Author:Bryan Lee O'Malley
“Is he your warden now too? You know I saw this story on the news last week about controlling, abusive teenage relationships and- "Okay!" I cut him off, and then shoved his arm. "Time for the werewolf to get out!” KnowsStoriesLastsSawsCuttingWeekArmsNewsOkayTeenageWerewolfAbusiveWardens Book:Eclipse Source: Eclipse
“Okay, I'm guessing you're gonna give us the bad news first because there's no good news?” GivingFirstsNewsOkayGood NewsBad NewsGuessing Author:Cindy Gerard