Quotes by Reston, James

Europe has a press that stresses opinions; America a press, radio, and >>

The conflict between the men who make and the men who report the news >>

The rising power of the United States in world affairs requires, not a >>

Quotations about News

The conflict between the men who make and the men who report the news >>

News reports stand up as people, and people wither into editorials. Cl >>

News is that which comes from the North, East, West and South, and if >>

The conflict between the men who make and the men who report the news is as old as time. News may be true, but it is not truth, and reporters and officials seldom see it the same way. In the old days, the reporters or couriers of bad news were often put to the gallows; now they are given the Pulitzer Prize, but the conflict goes on.

Reston, James