Heather Brooke Quotes

The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything. Except what is worth knowing. Journalism, conscious of this, and having tradesman-like habits, supplies their demands.

I know that doesn't sound very radical and webby of me to say that but I think the New York Times is important. I also think there's an occasional piece that will pop out.

People sort of take it for granted, but the more you see of the media world the more you appreciate a paper like the Times where its family continues to invest in editorial quality and I think it's the truly is the best paper in the world.

I think people should be consumers of journalism.

Junk journalism is the evidence of a society that has got at least one thing right, that there should be nobody with the power to dictate where responsible journalism begins

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.

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.

I have always been of the opinion that the right kind of journalism is a critical part of our democracy.

The media's job is to question a premise.

The British media is sinking down, as the American news media has lowered the bar for all of humanity. British news media is definitely trying to stoop down to that level. Everyone is stooping to the lowest common denominator.

All of journalism is a shrinking art. So much of it is hype. The O.J. Simpson story is a landmark in the decline of journalism.

I like the best of the British press. The best of the British press is very good.

The duty of the media is to observe truth and social responsibility.

I can only speak as an American, but most journalism here isn't doing its job any more. It's about selling stuff.

A lot of people take shots at news channels.

Nothing is more idealistic than a journalist on the defensive.

I don't even read the papers. I read 'USA Today' because it has color photos.

One of the most important disciplines in journalism is to challenge your working premises.

And I believe that good journalism, good television, can make our world a better place.

The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. For to a degree, people read the press to inform themselves - and the better the teacher, the better the student body.

I look forward to beginning a relationship with Al Jazeera America, which has made a commitment to producing quality programming and pursuing underreported stories.

The secret of a successful newspaper is to take one story each day and bang the hell out of it. Give the public what it wants to have and part of what it ought to have whether it wants it or not.

Most magazines have become wallpaper, they're all the same, all the same celebrities. It's really an abysmal time in American journalism right now. But occasionally one story or two will pop out.

I think if you look at the failure of journalism in the modern age, then I don't want to be called a journalist.

I don't personally feel that I have to save democracy and journalism.