Nelson Mandela Quotes

A free and truly independent press - fiercely independent when necessary - is the red beating heart of freedom and democracy.

We have got to nurture the spirit of independent journalism in this country, or we'll not save capitalism from its own excesses, and we'll not save democracy from its own inertia.

Vigorous independent and critical media are indispensable in a democracy.

By freedom of the press I mean that no influence, whether of money or power or any other thing, either directs its policy or inclines it to suppression, or advocacy, for any consideration except the common good.

I don't want to impede free press, by the way. The last thing I would want to do is that.

A free press doesn't mean it's not a tame press.

I have long been a supporter of a free and independent press and I always will be. But with freedom comes responsibility.

There is no more important struggle for American democracy than ensuring a diverse, independent and free media. Free Press is at the heart of that struggle.

The more I view the independence of the press in its principal effects, the more I convince myself that among the moderns the independence of the press is the capital and so to speak the constitutive element of freedom.

We need a free media, not just freedom of speech.

A free press needs to be a respected press.

Newspapers that are truly independent, like The Washington Post, can still aggressively investigate anyone or anything with no holds barred.

We believe that the remedy to any harm resulting from press freedom lies in press freedom itself.

A free press can of course be good or bad, but most certainly, without freedom it will never be anything but bad.

In order to enjoy the inestimable benefits that the liberty of the press ensures, it is necessary to submit to the inevitable evils it creates

CNN is an American symbol of independent journalism and First Amendment free speech. My board and I are clear: CNN will remain completely independent from an editorial perspective.

Newspapers in this country are famously independent of politics.

In the Netherlands, the press writes what they want.

The press in India, I believe, is more free, and happily so, than perhaps media anywhere in the world. Right? Which is a good thing.

The ability of the press to print their stories without the government trying to get them to betray their sources is as essential to a free press as the ink it is printed with. Otherwise, who will hold accountable those who hold power over us?

I believe a journalist needs to be free to ask the questions he or she deems relevant, without constraints from others.

We do not want to interfere with the freedom of press.

Freedom of the press underpins free societies around the world.

Nobody is going to tell Ed Schultz what to say.

All murder is a tragedy but when journalists are killed, public debate loses a voice that can provide an important contribution to democracy. It is essential that governments do all they can to ensure safe conditions for journalists to carry out their work.