“If you listen to the news, read the news, you'd think we were still in a recession. Well, we're not in a recession. We've had growth; people need to know that. They need to be more upbeat, more positive.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsNeedsWellsStillsPoliticsGrowthNewsRecessionsUpbeat Author:Dan Quayle
“I get really frustrated during a crisis when I go through all the cable channels and find - very often with the exception of CNN - that I'm not watching news at all. You think, 'Well, God... there are talk shows, talk shows, talk shows and everyone is an expert!” ThinkingWellsShowsNewsCrisisExpertsExceptionFrustratedCablesGet RealCnnTalk Shows Author:Howard Stringer
“People do not like to have their favorite myths of idols challenged and as a rule I think that the public does not like bad news.” PeopleThinkingDoeNewsMythIdolsBad News Author:Tom Brokaw
“Washington tends to be full of too many traps. I think reporters there do a lot of attending news briefings and news conferences expecting to get the real news out of those relatively sterile environments. But you've got to deal with the obscure people as well as the names.” PeopleThinkingWellsRealNamesDealsEnvironmentNewsExpectingTrapsReportersObscureConferencesAttendingBriefing Author:Tom Brokaw