Quote by Tony Blair

You know, the media and politicians are always gonna be in a bit of tension with one another and probably most of the time that's healthy and indeed even creative. But it's where - it's really when news organisations are used as kind of instruments of politics that it gets tricky.

You know, the media and politicians are always gonna be in a

Summary

This quote highlights the dynamic relationship between the media and politicians. It suggests that a certain level of tension between the two is beneficial, as it fosters creativity and healthy discourse. However, problems arise when news organizations are manipulated or used as tools by politicians for their own political agendas. The quote emphasizes the need for independence and integrity in the media, urging against the potential dangers of politicizing journalism.

Topics

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

God does not play dice with the universe.

God does not play dice with the universe.

Albert Einstein

Science Quantum Physics

A successful society is characterized by a rising living sta

A successful society is characterized by a rising living standard for its population, increasing investment in factories and basic infrastructure, and the generation of additional surplus, which is invested in generating new discoveries in science and technology.

What's coming will come and we'll just have to meet it when

What's coming will come and we'll just have to meet it when it does.

As my dad said, you have an obligation to leave the world be

As my dad said, you have an obligation to leave the world better than how you found it. And he also reminded us to be givers in this life, and not takers.

Maybe you are the 'cool' generation If coolness means a capa

Maybe you are the 'cool' generation If coolness means a capacity to stay calm and use your head in the service of ends passionately believed in, then it has my admiration.

Kingman Brewster, Jr.

The history of our race, and each individual's experience, a

The history of our race, and each individual's experience, are sown thick with evidence that a truth is not hard to kill and that a lie told well is immortal.

Moral courage is a more rare commodity than bravery in battl

Moral courage is a more rare commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence.

Robert Francis Kennedy

Of what use, however, is a general certainty that an insect

Of what use, however, is a general certainty that an insect will not walk with his head hindmost, when what you need to know is the play of inward stimulus that sends him hither and thither in a network of possible paths?

Examine what is said, not him who speaks.

Examine what is said, not him who speaks.

A lot of people are obsessed with looking cool. They feel th

A lot of people are obsessed with looking cool. They feel they have to look after their image.

Adrian Edmondson

Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays.

Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays.

SÃ¸ren Kierkegaard

...happiness does not consist in amusement. In fact, it woul

...happiness does not consist in amusement. In fact, it would be strange if our end were amusement, and if we were to labor and suffer hardships all our life long merely to amuse ourselves.... The happy life is regarded as a life in conformity with virtue. It is a life which involves effort and is not spent in amusement....

Life Virtue Amusement Happy