Glenn Greenwald Quotes About Journalism

Quotes about: Journalism

• A key purpose of journalism is to provide an adversarial check on those who wield the greatest power by shining a light on what they do in the dark, and informing the public about those acts.

  Glenn Greenwald

  Dark, Keys, Light

  "Edward Snowden's worst fear has not been realised - thankfully" by Glenn Greenwald, www.theguardian.com. June 14, 2013.

• Many of the most important stories in the history of modern journalism have come from sources who have taken information without authorization.

  Glenn Greenwald

  Taken, Modern Journalism, Important

  Source: www.cbc.ca

• I personally think honestly disclosing rather than hiding ones subjective values makes for more honest and trustworthy journalism. But no journalism - from the most stylistically objective to the most brazenly opinionated - has any real value unless it is grounded in facts, evidence, and verifiable data.

  Glenn Greenwald

  Real, Thinking, Data

• When people in power can operate in the dark, inevitably they abuse that power. So, you need outside forces to bring light and transparency to what they're doing. And, one of the ways you do that is through journalism, and through guaranteeing a free press. That is its purpose, to provide a check on those who wield power.

  Glenn Greenwald

  Dark, Light, People

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