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Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy, it is democracy.


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The profession of journalism ought to be about telling people what they need to know - not what they want to know.

The profession of journalism ought to be about telling people what they need to know - not what they want to know.



If that is what makes us liberals, so be it, just as long as in reporting the news we adhere to the first ideals of good journalism - that news reports must be fair, accurate and unbiased.

If that is what makes us liberals, so be it, just as long as in reporting the news we adhere to the first ideals of good journalism - that news reports must be fair, accurate and unbiased.



The ethic of the journalist is to recognize one's prejudices, biases, and avoid getting them into print.

The ethic of the journalist is to recognize one's prejudices, biases, and avoid getting them into print.



America's health care system is neither healthy, caring, nor a system.

America's health care system is neither healthy, caring, nor a system.



There is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free, or you are not free.

There is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free, or you are not free.



In seeking truth you have to get both sides of a story.

In seeking truth you have to get both sides of a story.



Our job is only to hold up the mirror - to tell and show the public what has happened.

Our job is only to hold up the mirror - to tell and show the public what has happened.



We are on the precipice of being so ignorant that our democracy is threatened.

We are on the precipice of being so ignorant that our democracy is threatened.



Success is more permanent when you achieve it without destroying your principles.

Success is more permanent when you achieve it without destroying your principles.



We are not educated well enough to perform the necessary act of intelligently selecting our leaders.

We are not educated well enough to perform the necessary act of intelligently selecting our leaders.





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