Journalism Quotes

Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.

Freedom of conscience, of education, of speech, of assembly are among the very fundamentals of democracy and all of them would be nullified should freedom of the press ever be successfully challenged.

Freedom of the press is essential to the preservation of a democracy; but there is a difference between freedom and license. Editorialists who tell downright lies in order to advance their own agendas do more to discredit the press than all the censors in the world.

Those newspapers of the nation which most loudly cried dictatorship against me would have been the first to justify the beginnings of dictatorship by somebody else.

A critical, independent and investigative press is the lifeblood of any democracy. The press must be free from state interference. It must have the economic strength to stand up to the blandishments of government officials. It must have sufficient independence from vested interests to be bold and inquiring without fear or favour. It must enjoy the protection of the constitution, so that it can protect our rights as citizens.

A free Press is the unsleeping guardian of every other right that freemen prize; it is the most dangerous foe of tyranny.

Criticizing reporters is like boo-ing at the Special Olympics.

There are laws to protect the freedom of the press's speech, but none that are worth anything to protect the people from the press.

The difference between real material poison and intellectual poison is that most material poison is disgusting to the taste, but intellectual poison, which takes the form of cheap newspapers or bad books, can unfortunately sometimes be attractive.

I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers.

How in God's name do you let such paragraphs into the Tribune? ... I confess it astonishes me.

It is the press, above all, which wages a positively fanatical and slanderous struggle, tearing down everything which can be regarded as a support of national independence, cultural elevation, and the economic independence of the nation.

In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.

Tell me, why is the media here so negative? Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognise our own strengths, our achievements? We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why?

Headlines, in a way, are what mislead you because bad news is a headline, and gradual improvement is not.