Newspaper publishers profit greatly from the widespread belief that reading newspapers gives others the impression that one is smart or at least mature.

Not knowing how to get what you want is better than knowing how to get what you do not want.

The death of a billionaire is worth more to the media than the lives of a billion poor people.

Not all statements that are truthful are useful.

Some events are accidents … only to some people … who do not know some facts.

A rumor is usually a lie that the media can legally profit from.

Politics is sports for people who think they are smart and more serious about life.

The most important thing that most people get from the news is the prediction of the following day’s weather, which most people are usually able to predict correctly by themselves.

The news is glorified gossip.