The First Law of Journalism: to confirm existing prejudice, rather than contradict it

Quote by Alexander Cockburn

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The travel writer seeks the world we have lost - the lost valleys of the...

Be careful about Burma. Most people cannot remember whether it was Siam and has become...

Be careful about Burma. Most people cannot remember whether it was Siam and has become...

A childish soul not inoculated with compulsory prayer is a soul open to any religious...

A childish soul not inoculated with compulsory prayer is a soul open to any religious...

The First Law of Journalism: to confirm existing prejudice, rather than contradict it.

The First Law of Journalism: to confirm existing prejudice, rather than contradict it.

The weapon of the advocate is the sword of the soldier, not the dagger of...

The weapon of the advocate is the sword of the soldier, not the dagger of...

They keep telling us that in war truth is the first casualty, which is nonsense...

They keep telling us that in war truth is the first casualty, which is nonsense...

A man can never hope to be more than he is if he is not...

A man can never hope to be more than he is if he is not...

Truth is always in harmony with herself, and is not concerned chiefly to reveal the...

Truth is always in harmony with herself, and is not concerned chiefly to reveal the...

The reason truth is stranger than fiction is that truth has a better author.

The reason truth is stranger than fiction is that truth has a better author.

Never assume the obvious is true.

Never assume the obvious is true.

Error is the force that welds men together; truth is communicated to men only by...

Error is the force that welds men together; truth is communicated to men only by...

Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages...

Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages...

It is a great mystery that though the human heart longs for Truth, in which...

It is a great mystery that though the human heart longs for Truth, in which...

During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.

During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.

This is the ultimate end of man, to find the One which is in him;...

This is the ultimate end of man, to find the One which is in him;...

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

Duration is not a test of truth or falsehood.

Duration is not a test of truth or falsehood.

There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant...

There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant...

What is true of every member of the society, individually, is true of them all...

What is true of every member of the society, individually, is true of them all...

Strike an average between what a woman thinks of her husband a month before she...

Strike an average between what a woman thinks of her husband a month before she...