Welcome to my blog. I am a retired journalism professor emeritus. I created this blog to offer my recommendations on what to read, watch, and hear in the news media.
“Information and straight talk can overcome fear,” said NBC News anchor Lester Holt on March 19, 2020.
“The only security of all is in a free press.” -Thomas Jefferson
“And were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” -Thomas Jefferson
“The freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained but by despotic governments.” -George Mason
The California Newspaper Publishers Association asked the following question: “A newspaper is…” Here is the answer from Sharon DiMauro, publisher of the Fort Bragg Advocate-News and The Mendocino Beacon:
“A newspaper is the closest anyone will ever get to holding democracy in their hands.”
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