Ø      “News is that which comes from the North, East, West and South, and if it comes from only one     point on the compass, then it is a class ; publication and not news.” - Benjamin Disraeli

Ø      “News is the first rough draft of history.” - Philip L. Graham

Ø      “News is what the editors say it is,” – Edmund Lambeth (Committed Journalism)

Ø      “The one function that TV news performs very well is that when there is no news we   give it to you with the same emphasis as if there were.” - David Brinkley