A good newspaper, I suppose, is a nation talking to itself.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A good newspaper reflects a national conversation where citizens communicate with one another.
- In plain terms
- A newspaper is how a country talks to itself.
- What can you take from it?
- Media enables collective self-reflection and dialogue.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does your press say about you?
- How should a nation speak?
Another view
Not all newspapers facilitate healthy national dialogue.
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