Fred W. Friendly Quotes

In America the president reigns for four years, and journalism governs for ever and ever.

Th' newspaper does ivrything f'r us. It runs th' polis foorce an' th' banks, commands th' milishy, conthrols th' ligislachure, baptizes th' young, marries th' foolish, comforts th' afflicted, afflicts th' comfortable, buries th' dead an' roasts thim aftherward.

What matters to the press matters perforce to politicians.

Many newspapers have become players as well as spectators in the political debate.

Whatever may be said about the power of the press, it is undeniable that it can set the entire public thinking and talking about any topic ...

The media did not make Donald Trump, and they can't destroy him.

I get that the media wants us to play theater critics and critique every other proposal. What I'm focusing on are my own policy proposals.

The power is to set the agenda. What we print and what we don't print matter a lot.

The presentation of an issue can no longer be controlled.

To say that the newspaper press represents public opinion is to administer insult to intelligent men. It is the property of speculators, political leaders, large contractors and railway directors.

The Washington Post is the first and prime source of information for the national government.... It can come very close to setting the nation's agenda.

Journalism is now not only reflecting what is happening, it is affecting what is happening. Governments all over the world watch CNN.

Media creates awareness [and] ensures transparency and accountability.

Our government has become too responsive to trivial or ephemeral concerns, often at the expense of more important concerns or an erosion of our liberty, and it has made policy priorities more dependent on where TV journalists happen to point their cameras....

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

The media have entered government as a revolutionary force.

It's hard not to look at the road of the media and how the media is a big part of painting a picture for public opinion.

I think the media could be a very good force for good, and I think Hollywood can, as well.

At a moment when people are losing faith in their ability to participate in politics and make themselves heard, the media can play a critical role in reversing that sense of alienation.

Listen, in the same way that politics and government allow people to engage in large issues, media does the same.

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.

The role of the media in economic management is not often recognised even by professional economists. Politicians, however, ignore this at their own peril.

the 'public' - a term often used in America to indicate the great metropolitan newspapers.

The media is news gatherers. Why in the world are the media a factor?

All media work us over completely.