Jello Biafra Quotes

People want to have a voice and a say in what is news.

People know the facts of a story just as well as the people on TV do, and they have more platforms to hold the media accountable when they don't get it right. We are a world full of media experts. That's a great thing.

I think there are a lot of reasons to be critical of the media in America.

The biased left-wing media does what it wants. That's not going to define me or hamper me.

I think the media needs a little criticizing now, as it did in the '80s, don't you?

As far as the media is concerned, I wouldn't shoot anything down.

All the media are horrible.

I focus on the individual and not seeing this great big monster, 'the press.'

You can't get past the liberal press with a bucket of ink.

The media are not progressive enough to let us govern. 24/7 news is the worst thing that has happened to the ability to govern.

The journalistic traits that are valued on TV and radio talk shows are destructive to democracy.

Media creates awareness [and] ensures transparency and accountability.

The media have disproportionate control of the information in our society.

I accept the media for what they are. Most of them are really good people. Some of them are scumbags.

Whoever said I hated the media?

I'm the same way with the media as I am to everyone else.

I think defeating Fox - and more importantly, getting the rest of the media to understand they do not do legitimate news - is very important. I hope to do that through pointing out their hypocrisy, propaganda, and general foolishness. But I also plan to beat them in the ratings and make them fear me.

I'm not worried by politics: I'm worried about the media.

We call media out that hasn't played and have crazy opinions.

I definitely have a real frustration with the media, especially having dealt with them as an agent.

If the media is a farce, why should you be the only one stuck with rules and restrictions?

Understanding how the media actually works is critical. Because editors depend on ignorance and media illiteracy to ply their trade. The fact that many readers expect fact checking, editorial oversight, and ethics actually makes it easier for the media to be lazy.

We talk about a free press. These people hide, they make a lot of money off the media. They hide behind the slogans of free press, and then they can come out with crap like that. It's just garbage. It's insulting to the readers.

It is not at all clear how much the media influences public opinion and how much public opinion influences the media.

I don't know how you can do it, if you don't recognition the media as a power center in America.