Diana Gabaldon Quotes
The media is always looking for a story of one kind or another.
Gabaldon, Diana. "FAQ: About the Books." DianaGabaldon.com.
This quotation is often used to illustrate the change in attack and negative campaigning so often done by politicians whereas in the 1830s most politicians did not campaign that way. However at the time the newspapers were very closely associated with candidates and political parties—in some cases owned and controlled by them.
For a similar sentiment, see Eric Cantona {276121}
He coined the term to refer to the new type of journalism that was being practiced by William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer. These two men were very successful at the expense of the other newspapers who demeaned their style of journalism. See {615131} for a definition of “yellow journalism”.
Steinbeck also served as a journalist as did Earnest Hemmingway and other great American writers. In WWII there was a great deal of censorship and even more self censorship by the press. The result is that many of the U. S. military blunders were covered up on the grounds that it would not be good for the morale of the soldiers to know that their officers had made such tragic mistakes.
The queen was a lot more sophisticated about the newspapers than politicians in the 21st century.
Diana J. Gabaldon is an American author, known for the Outlander series of novels. Her books merge multiple genres, featuring elements of historical fiction, romance, mystery, adventure and science fiction/fantasy. A television adaptation of the Outlander novels premiered on Starz in 2014.
