The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I think there's a difference between calling people out and understanding the role that the press plays in a free society.
There's not a lot of original ways to get attention in the press.
A free press needs to be a respected press.
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.
A free press is the cornerstone of democracy; there is no question about that.
No one needs to tell me about the importance of the free press in a democratic society or about the essential role a newspaper can play in its community.
You have to give the press confrontations. When you give them confrontations, you get attention; when you get attention, you can educate.
The press is the hired agent of a monied system, and set up for no other purpose than to tell lies where their interests are involved. One can trust nobody and nothing.
I think the press are good people; I think they're educated people.
The job of the press is to encourage debate, not to supply the public with information.