Chris Hedges on Journalism and Power

„No real journalist makes ? million a year... Those in power fear and dislike real journalists.“

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Chris Hedges is an American journalist, author, and professor known for his critical analyses of politics and society.

Chris Hedges emphasizes journalistic independence and its critical role in relation to political and economic power structures.


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Chris Hedges is an American journalist, author, and academic. He has worked as a foreign correspondent for major media outlets including the New York Times and extensively addresses the effects of power, war, and media on society. Hedges is known for his sharp socio-political commentary and books such as "Empire of Illusion."

Quote by Nassim Nicholas Taleb on journalism, public trust, and media dynamicsCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"The fact that there is a gap between journalists and the public is shown above all by the fact that the former are much more interested in the opinion of their colleagues than in the judgment of their readers. Compare this with a healthy system, for example that of restaurants. As we [...] have seen, restaurant owners care about the opinions of their diners, not those of other restaurant owners, which keeps restaurant owners doing what their job is; it prevents the industry as a whole from moving away from diners' interests. In addition, skin in the game creates diversity, and monoculture is prevented. Economic uncertainty exacerbates the situation. Journalists currently work in the most insecure profession imaginable: the majority live hand-to-mouth, and ostracism by colleagues would be fatal. This makes them easy victims for manipulative lobbyists, as has been seen in connection with genetically modified organisms (GMOs), the wars in Syria, and more. In this profession, if you say something unpopular about Brexit, GMOs, or Putin, you're toast. It's the exact opposite of professions where being a follower is punished." Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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Quote by Thomas Sowell about journalists betraying public trust when suppressing informationCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"Journalists cannot serve two masters. To the extent that they take on the task of suppressing information or biting their tongue for the sake of some political agenda, they are betraying the trust of the public and corrupting their own profession." Thomas Sowell
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John Swinton quote on the lack of independent press in AmericaCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"There is no such thing, at this stage of the world’s history in America, as an independent press. You know it and I know it. There is not one of you who dare write your honest opinions, and if you did, you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid weekly for keeping my honest opinions out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for similar things, and any of you who would be foolish as to write honest opinions would be out on the streets looking for another job. If I allowed my honest opinions to appear in one issue of my papers, before twenty-four hours my occupation would be gone. The business of the journalist is to destroy the truth, to lie outright, to pervert, to vilify, to fawn at the feet of mammon, and to sell his country and his race for his daily bread. You know it and I know it, and what folly is this toasting an independent press? We are the jumping jacks, they pull the strings and we dance. Our talents, our possibilities and our lives are all the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes." John Swinton
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Mark Twain quote about fearing the media more than the enemyCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"Do not fear the enemy, for your enemy can only take your life. It is far better that you fear the media, for they will steal your HONOR. That awful power, the public opinion of a nation, is created in America by a horde of ignorant, self-complacent simpletons who failed at ditching and shoemaking and fetched up in journalism on their way to the poorhouse." Mark Twain
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