14 Quotes by Thomas Griffith

To the public, the press is not David among Goliaths; it has become one of the Goliaths, Big Media, a combination of powerful television networks, large magazine groups and newspaper chains that are near-monopolies.

As the final step, pollsters tell us how the public reacted to it, which becomes the agreed version-whether the event itself was a flop or a success.

Editors may think of themselves as dignified headwaiters in a well-run restaurant but more often they operate a snack bar and expect you to be grateful that at least they got the food to the table warm.

I can understand why he said the things. It puts him in a better light. He feels guilty about the situation. He knows he caused this. It wasn't intentional, but he knows he caused it.

Journalism as theater is what TV news is.