Eric Alterman Quotes:
Ocupation: Historian
Life: b. January 14, 1960
Birthday: January 14
To become informed and hold government accountable, the general public needs to obtain news that is comprehensive yet interesting and understandable, that conveys facts and outcomes, not cosmetic images and airy promises. But that is not what the public demands.
source: Eric Alterman (1998). “Who Speaks for America?: Why Democracy Matters in Foreign Policy”, p.155, Cornell University Press
topic: Government, Interesting, Promise, Airy, Media Control
