Margaret Carlson Quotes

I think it's a myth that American public or any other public is so stupid that they need to be constantly pricked.

The public's not stupid.

I am a big believer in the power of journalism; it's a heroic pursuit.

Well, I think that people are smart enough to understand the difference between a movie and real life.

One of the sad things about contemporary journalism is that it actually matters very little. The world now is almost inured to the power of journalism. The best journalism would manage to outrage people. And people are less and less inclined to outrage.

A journalist can make or break a case, in a way, because they can figure out things the police can't, or they can destroy people's lives.

So many people are not aware that NPR writes things, 'posts' things. But we are spreading the word.

I think journalism is a great way to do public service, to have an impact on your community.

There's a lot more people out there than you would think who cannot differentiate between TV and reality. I do think there's a lot of people out there who think I'm a nasty human being.

Its attitude, which it has preached and practiced, is skepticism. Now, it finds, the public is applying that skepticism to the press.

I think most people are aware of the garbage in the tabloids and don't give them a lot of credence.

Well I think the media has a very powerful influence on almost anything and everything we do because the general public gets their perception of what is going on in things they don't have immediate access to from what they get through the media.

I became a journalist partly so that I wouldn't ever have to rely on the press for my information.

This thing that Colin Powell's son is expected to do is kind of scary when you think that television and radio and newspapers are what make people think what they think.

The media has affected everybody's consciousness much more than most people will admit.

Many people have their reputations as reporters and analysts because they are on television, batting around conventional wisdom. A lot of these people have never reported a story.

The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press.

In the U.S., the '50s and '60s marked the documentary's golden age, especially at CBS, where pioneering television journalist Edward R. Murrow, immortalised in George Clooney's 'Good Night, and Good Luck,' produced such landmark investigations as the CBS Reports programme 'Hunger in America.'

The public are not stupid.

There is much to be said in favour of modern journalism. By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, it keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community.

All in all, I just don't trust journalists - and I don't think it's a good practice for me to trust journalists.

We journalists don't have to step on roaches. All we have to do is turn on the kitchen light and watch the critters scutter.

There is nothing more important to a democracy than an active and engaged press.

The media helps keep government honest.

I wouldn't say all journalism is activism, but I would say most journalism is activism.