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Fred W. Friendly
7 quotes
“No mighty king, no ambitious emperor, no pope, or prophet ever dreamt of such an awesome pulpit, so potent a magic wand.”
Fred W. Friendly (1915–1998) first seen 1973 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: p.vii, Foreword, Presidential Television, A Twentieth Century Fund report, Newton N. Minow, John Bartlow Martin, Lee M. Mitchell, Basic Books, 1973.
“Television makes so much at its worst that it can't afford to do its best.”
Fred W. Friendly (1915–1998) said by 1998 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Television was supposed to be a national park. (Instead) it has become a money machine... It’s a commodity now, just like pork bellies.”
Fred W. Friendly (1915–1998) said by 1998 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A composite is a euphemism for a lie. It's disorderly. It's dishonest and it's not journalism.”
Fred W. Friendly (1915–1998) first seen 1988 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: p. 65, The interplay of influence: mass media and their publics in news, advertising, politics, Wadsworth series in mass communication, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Karlyn Kohrs Campbell, Edition 2, Wadsworth, 1988.
“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.”
Fred W. Friendly (1915–1998) said by 1998 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What we don't know as a nation and as a citizen can kill us.”
Fred W. Friendly (1915–1998) said by 1998 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You gotta be willing to be lucky.”
Fred W. Friendly (1915–1998) said by 1998 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source