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List of Fred W. Friendly Quotes

Explore our hand-picked selection of 10 inspiring quotes by Fred W. Friendly.

About Fred W. Friendly

  • Born: October 30, 1915
  • Died: March 3, 1998
  • Occupation: Television Program Creator
    • While the constitution is what the judges say it is, a public issue is something that walter cronkite or john chancellor recognizes as such. the media by themselves do not make the decisions, but on behalf of themselves and larger interests they certify what is or is not on the nation's agenda.
    Issues Media Judging
    No mighty king, no ambitious emperor, no pope, or prophet ever dreamt of such an awesome pulpit, so potent a magic wand.
    Kings Power Media
    Tv is bigger than any story it reports. it's the greatest teaching tool since the printing press.
    Teacher Teaching Tools
    A composite is a euphemism for a lie. it's disorderly. it's dishonest and it's not journalism.
    Lying Journalism Euphemism
    The news is the one thing the networks can point to with pride. everything else they do is crap, and they know it.
    Pride News Crap
    Today's reporter is forced to become an educator more concerned with explaining the news than with being first on the scene.
    News Today Firsts
    Television was supposed to be a national park. (instead) it has become a money machine... it's a commodity now, just like pork bellies.
    Pork National Parks Machines
    What we don't know as a nation and as a citizen can kill us.
    Citizens Knows Nations
    I have a motto: my job is not to make up anybody's mind but to make the agony of decision making so intense that you can escape only by thinking.
    Jobs Thinking Agony
    Television makes so much at its worst that it can't afford to do its best.
    Television Worst
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