Nick Clegg Quotes

Think of the press as a great keyboard on which the government can play.

The newspapers of your country seem to be more powerful than the government.

The Congressional leaders set the agenda for journalism; it's not the other way around.

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

I think it is absolutely essential in a democracy to have competition in the media, a lot of competition, and we seem to be moving away from that.

I respect very much the role of the media in our society; I think they can be very, very helpful. They serve as a very useful check, sort of a watchdog over the actions of the government, and I respect that.

The power of the periodical press is second only to that of the people.

Well, many of us believe that excessive media concentration is a subject that ought to be addressed, and it is, of course, the intention of the majority party not to allow that to be discussed.

The last thing we want is politicians running newspapers, but so too we don't want newspapers running the government.

I respect the press. The press and the media are a very useful watchdog to check the power of the government.

The fourth estate which if not well looked to, will turn us all out of doors.

Arab media is market driven like the American media. It does not so much shape public opinion as much as it reflects it.

The White House expansion to control the entire corpus of the News was the direct result of television.

The media have entered government as a revolutionary force.

No one today in Washington doubts the superior firepower of the media over that of the executive branch.

The press has become the greatest power within the Western countries, more powerful than the legislature, the executive and the judiciary. One would then like to ask: by what law has it been elected and to whom is it responsible?

Democratic societies need a strong media, and WikiLeaks is part of that media.

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

Americans have this patrician attitude that they have a God-given right to produce these boring newspapers and not be challenged to do it. 'The New York Times' really thinks it's the BBC.

When I was at MSNBC, I had issues with the Obama administration. I got told by the person who runs MSNBC... that Washington was not happy with my tone.

There is a power in our land, irresponsible, corrupt and malicious—‘the press,’ which has created the intense feelings of hostility that has arrayed the two parts of the country against each other, which must be curbed and brought within the just limits of reason and law, before we can have peace in America. We can deal with armies who have a visible and tangible existence, but it will require tact and skill and courage to clip the wings of this public enemy.

It is far from a coincidence that the rise of the popular press spelled eventual doom for monarchs of all types. Once the news becomes democratized, governance is sure to follow.

A free press may be good or bad, but without freedom a press can only be bad.

I consider the media to be indispensable to democracy. That we need an independent media to hold people like me to account. […] power can be very addictive and it can be corrosive and it’s important for the media to call to account people who abuse their power, whether it be here or elsewhere.

A free press is the cornerstone of democracy; there is no question about that.