“The one function that T. V. news performs very well is that when there is no news we give it to you with the same emphasis as if it were.”

—  David Brinkley

as cited in One Man's America (2008), George F. Will, Random House, p. 118 (Chapter 15, Lingerie and Duct Tape) : ISBN 0307407861 9780307407863

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