Quote by G.K. Chesterton
Journalism largely consists in saying

Journalism largely consists in saying “Lord Jones is dead” to people who never knew Lord Jones was alive. – G.K. Chesterton

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The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people. – G.K. Chesterton

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Theres no business like show business. – Irving Berlin

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The media transforms the great silence of things into its opposite. Formerly constituting a secret, the real now talks constantly. News reports, information, statistics, and surveys are everywhere. – Michel De Certeau

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Newspapers are unable, seemingly, to discriminate between a bicycle accident and the collapse of civilisation. – George Bernard Shaw

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Journalists cover words and delude themselves into thinking they have committed journalism. – Hedrick Smith

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