Rodrigo Duterte Quotes

In emerging democracies like Russia, in authoritarian states like Iran or even Yugoslavia, journalists play a vital role in civil society. In fact, they form the very basis of those new democracies and civil societies.

The media does play a vital role in our democracy, and if we cannot depend on journalistic ethics, the nation's in trouble.

The media is absolutely essential to the functioning of a democracy. It's not our job to cozy up to power. We're supposed to be the check and balance on government.

The job of the press is to encourage debate, not to supply the public with information.

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

A free, analytical and questioning press must be helped survive.

The most important responsibility we have as journalists is to question those who are in power. I honestly believe that.

Democracies succeed or fail based on their journalism.

Well, thank God for a media that will ask questions.

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.

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

Vigorous independent and critical media are indispensable in a democracy.

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

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

The function of a newspaper in a democracy is to stand as a sort of chronic opposition to the reigning quacks.

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

We need a free press. We must have it. It's vital.

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

Freedom of the press underpins free societies around the world.

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

A functional media is as important to democratic freedom as voting.

The rules are all wrong today. The mandate of the media really does pre-date the founding of the United States.

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.

A free press needs to be a respected press.

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