Quote by David Brinkley
The one function TV news performs very well is that when there is

The one function TV news performs very well is that when there is no news we give it to you with the same emphasis as if there were. – David Brinkley

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A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him. – David Brinkley

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Numerous politicians have seized absolute power and muzzled the press. Never in history has the press seized absolute power and muzzled the politicians. – David Brinkley

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People have this illusion that all over the world, all of the time, all kinds of fantastic things are happening. When in fact, over most of the world nothing is happening. – David Brinkley

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News is history shot on the wing. – Gene Fowler, Skyline

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Power without responsibility — the prerogative of the harlot throughout the ages. – Stanley Baldwin

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We live under a government of men and morning newspapers. – Wendell Phillips

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It was while making newspaper deliveries, trying to miss the bushes and hit the porch, that I first learned the importance of accuracy in journalism. – Charles Osgood

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