Tom Rosenstiel Quotes


While the piece hardly clarifies everything, the Times should be praised for its candor. - Tom Rosenstiel


When a president is popular, there's a tendency to describe events describing his popularity. When the numbers are falling, you use that as a lens to explain why his popularity is diminishing. - Tom Rosenstiel


What he's saying may be good press criticism but I'm not sure it's good law. - Tom Rosenstiel


What distinguishes Nightline - the heart of its appeal - is its intelligence, seriousness of purpose, integrity and its depth. - Tom Rosenstiel


We know from various studies that women do not consume news in the same numbers as men. These numbers suggest that one reason may be that women don't see themselves in the news as much as men. The numbers suggest that the news does not fully reflect the breadth that women now play in American culture. - Tom Rosenstiel


This is the dark side of synergy. One of the few things that people still trust about the American media, unlike media in other countries, is that you can't walk in with cash and pay for a story. That perceived integrity is a lot more valuable than any one interview. - Tom Rosenstiel


This is about managing images and not public taste or human dignity. - Tom Rosenstiel


These are people who know each other producers, TV executives, book publishers a relatively small group of people. - Tom Rosenstiel


There are elements to the story that, if handled well, can help improve the way the public perceives the press. The other thing is that the press is doing a bunch of things that are new. They are reading e-mails, saying, 'I am looking for my nephew ... so-and-so, if you can hear me, please call.' That's community journalism on a national scale and I think that will go a long way to demonstrate that the press is doing more than just thrill seeking. - Tom Rosenstiel


Then, when she embroils you in a legal tangle over the matter, instead of monitoring the situation as closely as possible, you put the discretion nearly entirely in her hands. You do not know what's in her notes. And when you believe you are backing her because she is defending a principle, she then brings in a second attorney. To people outside journalism all this looks just weird. - Tom Rosenstiel


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