The state must protect the media. In a democracy, the role of media is very important. In the absence of a credible opposition party, you can rely on the media.
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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 task of the media in a democracy is not to ease the path of those who govern, but to make life difficult for them by constant vigilance as to how they exercise the power they only hold in trust from the people.
The media does play a vital role in our democracy, and if we cannot depend on journalistic ethics, the nation's in trouble.
Vigorous independent and critical media are indispensable in a democracy.
A functional media is as important to democratic freedom as voting.
The media has zero integrity, zero intelligence, and no hard work. You're the opposition party. Not the Democratic Party. You're the opposition party. The media's the opposition party.
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.
I'm worried about the traditional media, but I think the new media is a plus for democracy.
For governments at war, the media is an instrument of war or an element in war that is to be controlled.
Journalism is what we need to make democracy work.
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