"The diversity revolution [in the news media] was supposed to increase readership and enhance credibility. Just the opposite has resulted. How long will it take the business to figure this out?"

-- John Leo

#Media Quotes #Opposites Quotes #Long Quotes

“The world belongs to the people who say, 'I can'.”
“If money can't be made reporting and writing articles, then professionals simply can't do it anymore. Unless we adopt the position that the amateur blogosphere is really capable of taking on the role that the 'New York Times' and CNN play, then we do need solutions for paying for content.”
“When you were growing up, your mom and dad told you to look both ways before crossing the street or not to get into a car with a stranger. It's the same with the internet. We have a big responsibility and a huge role in bringing all the stakeholders to the table - users, parents, educators, law enforcement, government organisations.”

Source : "The man who put teenagers' lives online". Interview with Owen Gibson, www.theguardian.com. July 3, 2006.
“I think everyone has some fascination with what's outside our existence. It's a constant journey to find the truth.”
“I don't approve of what Wall Street and the wealthy have done to this country, but they are the very ones buying my paintings.”
“Within evangelicalism is a distressing drift toward accepting a Christianity that does not demand a life-changing walk with God. Many evangelicals (today) do not realize that the church has always been an island of righteousness in a sea of paganism, but as a result they turned the world upside-down.”
“Latinos are here to stay. As citizen Raquel, I'm proud to be Latina.”
“War is a curtain of dense black fabric across all the hopes and kindliness of mankind. Yet always it has let through some gleams of light, and not--I am not dreaming--it grows threadbare, and here and there and at a thousand points the light is breaking through.”

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