Charles Anderson Dana, American journalist, 1819-1897
News is what somebody somewhere wants to suppress; all the rest is advertising. Lord Northcliffe, British publisher 1865-1922
Well, news is anything that's interesting, that relates to what's happening in the world, what's happening in areas of the culture that would be of interest to your audience. Kurt Loder, American journalist, b. 1945
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ut it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they will appreciate it, picturesquely so they will remember it and, above all, accurately so they will be guided by its light. Joseph Pulitzer, American publisher, 1847-1911
News is anything that makes a reader say, `Gee Whiz'! Arthur MacEwen, American editor,
No one says "Gee Whiz!" very much these days, of course, not even in America — both because that expression has long since been supplanted by others more colourful and less printable, and because our capacity for surprise has long since been dulled by a surfeit of sources. Shashi Tharoor, Indian writer and diplomat, b. 1956
What you see is news, what you know is background, what you feel is opinion. Lester Markel, American journalist, 1894-1977
It is hard news that catches readers. Lord Northcliffe, British publisher 1865-1922
To a journalist, good news is often not news at all. Phil Donahue, American entertainer, b. 1935
No news is good news. Ludovic Halevy, French author, 1834-1908
[News is] a first rough draft of history. Graham, American publisher, 1915-1963
For most folks, no news is good news; for the press, good news is not news. Gloria Borger, American journalist, b. 1952
The real news is bad news. Marshall Mcluhan, Canadian communications theorist, 1911-1980
News is what a chap who doesn't care much about anything wants to read. And it's only news until he's read it. Evelyn Waugh, British author, 1903-1966
Good stories flow like honey but bad stories stick in the craw [gullet]. What is a bad story? It's a story that cannot be absorbed in the first time of reading. It's a story that leaves questions unanswered. Arthur Christiansen, British newspaper editor, 1904-1963
Hard news really is hard. It sticks not in the craw but in the mind. It has an almost physical effect, causing fear, interest, laughter or shock. Andrew Marr, British journalist, b. 1959
Never awake me when you have good news to announce, because with good news nothing presses; but when you have bad news, arouse me immediately, for then there is not an instant to be lost. Napoleon Bonaparte, French Emperor, 1769-1821
Journalism consists largely in saying Lord Jones died to people who never knew Lord Jones was alive. Chesterton, British writer, 1874-1936
News reports stand up as people, and people wither into editorials. Clichés walk around on two legs while men are having theirs shot off. Karl Kraus, Austrian satirist, 1874-1936
A master passion is the love of news. George Crabbe, British poet, 1754-1832
