Cynical
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Cynical Definitions

n. A writer who guesses at the truth and dispels the truth with a tempest of words.

n. A scribe for newspapers and television who gathers facts before reporting his opinion.

Cynical Quotations

The one function 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

So talking about a liberal slant to [the media] is a little like talking to a fish about water. The fish says, "Water? What's water?" It's just what we swim in.

— John Stossel

Trying to be a first-rate reporter on the average American newspaper is like trying to play Bach's 'St. Matthew's Passion' on a ukulele.

— Bagdikian's Observation

I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers.

— Mahatma Gandhi