Media Industry Insider Pillows

'See, I told you - nobody's job is safe!'

"There's no such thing as 'bad publicity'." "All traffic is good traffic."

The Future: "Sorry, but I have to show you an ad now."

In the Guru District

Squeezing the Free Press.

'You'll like this, gang ? it's an 'eyes-only' list of 'shady-but-tolerated' loopholes allowed by the Securities and Exchange Commission.'

"I've seem an awful lot of movies ever since they cut them all down to two minutes."

"And now here's Cathie with the hypothetical portion of the news."

'If only every year was an election year.'

Press Freedom

Lesser known greek gods,

"...And do you Sean Spicer take Kelly Anne Conway..." "The marriage of alternative facts"

Studies show foods work miracles!

"This just in: According to a recent poll, painkillers have replaced religion as the opiate of the masses."

'Contrary to the popular view, our studies show that it is real life that contributes to violence on television.'

"Which news channel should we watch?"

"We live in the golden age of fake news, alternative facts and spin control. Your resume is too truthful."

"I'm going to miss it when they stop warning us"

"Britain's Got Talent is now in its tenth astonishingly brilliant year!"

Lies/Damned Lies/Social Media

"We've won control of the congress. Our next objective is to win control of the media."

"Er...nothing much has happened yet today...."

'My plan for the mid east has approval of both Houses of Congress, Oprah, Larry King, Lettermen and Leno.'

'This one is for keeping 'On Message' in the spin wars.'

'Sorry, Marx, but your writing ability doesn't meet our needs.'

"I actually saw ten gay characters on television this week—which almost balanced out the 2,174 straight characters I saw."

"That newspaper has been showing up ever since you started reading the news online. I think it feels betrayed."

"I love being your agent, Nick, but the guys making the really big bucks now are the managers. Let me be your manager."

'Apologists today said little white lies -- but not the big lie -- may have played a part in Iraq Policies....'

'Georgy Porgy kiss 'n' tell story.'

Newspaper suicide.

Fifty shades of Leveson.

"I'll never forget you."