Mahatma Gandhi Quotes About Journalism
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Newspapers today have almost replaced the Bible, the Koran, the Gita and other religious scriptures.
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A journalist's peculiar function is to read the mind of the country and to give definite and fearless expression to that mind.
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The newspaperman has become a walking plague. He spreads the contagion of lies and calumnies.
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I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers.
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Journalism has a distinct place in familiarizing and expressing public opinion.
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Journalism has become the art of "intelligent anticipation of events."
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Newspapers have become more important to the average man than the scriptures.
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The sole aim of journalism should be service.
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Freedom of the press is a precious privilege that no country can forego.
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The press is called the Fourth Estate. It is definitely a power, but, to misuse that power is criminal.
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Newspapers should be read for the study of facts. They should not be allowed to kill the habit of independent thinking.
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In the East, as in the West, newspapers are fast becoming people's Bible, Koran, Zend-Avesta and Gita all rolled into one.
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Journalism should never be prostituted for selfish ends or for the sake of merely earning a livelihood or, worse still, for amassing money.
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Mahatma Gandhi
- Born: October 2, 1869
- Died: January 30, 1948
- Occupation: Civil rights leader