Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page [1-2] of 2 Commission On Freedom Of The Press quotesCommission On Freedom Of The Press QuotesCommission On Freedom Of The Press The modern press itself is a new phenomenon. Its typical unit is the great agency of mass communication. These agencies can facilitate thought and discussion. They can stifle it…. They can play up or down the news and its significance, foster and feed emotions, create complacent fictions and blind spots, misuse the great words and uphold empty slogans.~ Commission On Freedom Of The Press Protection against government is now not enough to guarantee that a man who has something to say shall have a chance to say it. The owners and managers of the press determine which person, which facts, which version of the facts, and which ideas shall reach the public.~ Commission On Freedom Of The Press Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print