Jon Stewart Quotes

I have never quite grasped the worry about the power of the press. After all, it speaks with a thousand voices, in constant dissonance.

We in the media accept the responsibility of what we do.

I used to think the press was a necessary evil and now I don't think it is. I think it's something you choose.

Kids shouldn't see all the violence they do these days. But the industry just doesn't care.

I'm very much in support of the free press, but the free press ought to be educational and informative. And I believe they have fallen down recently on that.

I think a newspaper should be provocative, stir 'em up, but you can't do that on television. It's just not on.

Given what the media have put the country through this past decade, it must come as a surprise to most Americans that the press has a code of ethics.

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

Television isn't inherently good or bad. You go to a bookstore, there are how many thousands of books, but how many of those do you want? Five? Television's the same way. If you're going to show people stuff, television is the way to go. Words and pictures show things.

I don't think we use television the way we should or the way the inventors intended.

I am not here to accuse the media of anything.

I take a grave view of the press. It is the weak slat under the bed of democracy.

The media doesn't need a conscience; people need consciences.

I apologize for what the media has done.

We do not need a censorship of the press. We have a censorship by the press.

It’s always a danger when an institution like the press becomes disconnected from the people.

The chief danger which threatens the influence and honor of the press is the tendency of its liberty to degenerate into license.

The Press has not only a great influence over our manners and morals, but contributes largely to our pleasures.

Being beyond politics, I am able to examine the role of the media without worrying about the indignant harrumphing that emanates from many journalists and commentators when you do so.

If you could place blame on entertainment for all the crimes people commit, you'd be in court all the livelong day.

I think that there are some in the media who have an overinflated view of their mission.

I don't subscribe to the argument that TV networks gave Trump too much attention and that's the main reason why he's president, nor do I subscribe to the argument that reporters ignored Trump's America.

It is an honor to take the helm of 'Reliable Sources,' the very best of a very small number of programs about the media's role in society.

That's really what's kept me at 'TYT' even though I've gotten offers where I'd make a lot more money working at other media outlets: There's a value in making sure we inform our audience so they're responsible members of the democratic process. To me, that's more valuable than ratings or money or anything else you can get at these other networks.

The job of the press is to defend their institution, hold the government accountable and freely report and gather information.