Football strategy does not originate in a scrimmage: it is useless to expect solutions in a political campaign.
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The news and the truth are not the same thing.
Interpretation
What this quote means
News may not accurately reflect reality or the truth of a situation.
This quote by Walter Lippmann highlights the distinction between news as presented to the public and the underlying truth of events. It implies that the portrayal of events in the media is often filtered, biased, or incomplete, which can lead to a misunderstanding of what is actually happening in the world.
Themes
NewsTruthPerceptionMediaReality
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about media biases during a seminar.
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