“As arguably the most popular musician in the world, there’s no way for her to collapse this distance while keeping everyone’s role separate and intact.”— Shawn Cooke, theoutline.com
“Our president is a pathological liar. Say it. Write it. Never become inured to it. And dispense with the terms of art to describe it. A lie by any other name portends the same.”— Charles M. Blow, nytimes.com
“Insofar as the definition of ‘white supremacist’ includes Bernie Sanders, the term is not going to retain significant stigma, or even be understood by most of America. Insofar as attempts to point that out are met, by academics on social media or opinion journalists at left-of-center outlets, with t…”— Conor Friedersdorf, theatlantic.com
“Trump said to watch you precincts. I’m going to go, for sure. I’ll look for . . . well, it’s called racial profiling. Mexicans. Syrians. People who can’t speak American. I’m going to go right up behind them. I’ll do everything legally. I want to see if they are accountable. I’m not going to do anyth…”— Steve Webb, bostonglobe.com
“The media is indeed sick, and it’s making our country sick, and we’re going to stop it.”— Donald Trump, bostonglobe.com
“All these newspapers used to have foreign bureaus. Now they don’t. They call us to explain to them what’s happening in Moscow and Cairo. Most of the outlets are reporting on world events from Washington. The average reporter we talk to is 27 years old, and their only reporting experience consists of…”— Ben Rhodes, nytimes.com
“Mr. Trump has rendered useless the traditional rule books of American politics.”— Jim Rutenberg, nytimes.com
“I have a mutually profitable two-way relationship with the media— we give each other what we need.”— Donald Trump, amazon.com
“I don’t mind being attacked. I use the media the way the media uses me— to attract attention. Once I have that attention, it’s up to me to use it to my advantage. I learned a long time ago that if you’re not afraid to be outspoken, the media will write about you or beg you to come on their shows. If…”— Donald Trump, amazon.com
“No matter how small the percentage of violent deaths may be, in absolute numbers there will always be enough of them to fill the evening news, so people's impressions of violence will be disconnected from the actual proportions.”— Steven Pinker, amazon.com
“I still believe that writers are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.”— Nick Denton, observer.com
“Today’s politician understands this. He may not lie, but he understands that there is no great reward in store for those who speak the truth, particularly when the truth may be complicated. The truth may cause consternation; the truth will be attacked; the media won’t have the patience to sort out a…”— Barack Obama, amazon.com