The function of the press in society is to inform, but its role in society is to make money.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
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.
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.
As Americans, we rightfully place tremendous value on having a free and independent press. Our role as journalists is to give voice to the voiceless, and hold our leaders and institutions accountable. But the circle is only completed when that information is consumed by a free-thinking and engaged audience.
I think there's a difference between calling people out and understanding the role that the press plays in a free society.
Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of achieving a free society.
Paramount among the responsibilities of a free press is the duty to prevent any part of the government from deceiving the people and sending them off to distant lands to die of foreign fevers and foreign shot and shell.
The mission of the press is to spread culture while destroying the attention span.
The press are animals, and they need to be treated that way.
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.
The job of the press is to encourage debate, not to supply the public with information.