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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.

I'm worried about the traditional media, but I think the new media is a plus for democracy.

I think that the failure of newspaper competition in a community is a very serious handicap to the dissemination of the knowledge that the citizens need to participate in a democracy.

The media does play a vital role in our democracy, and if we cannot depend on journalistic ethics, the nation's in trouble.

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.

Vigorous independent and critical media are indispensable in a democracy.

I myself have felt the wrath of the media, but that's part of what a good democracy is.

Diversity in media is something that is intrinsic to a democratic society. We do not want the whole media owned by one person.

A functional media is as important to democratic freedom as voting.

To be honest with you, I worry about concentration of ownership in media, where you have a handful of media conglomerates largely controlling what we see, hear and read.