The Newsroom, Season 1

Will:
"We aspired to intelligence. We didn't belittle it. It didn't make us feel inferior."

MacKenzie:
"Reclaiming the Fourth Estate. Reclaiming journalism as an honorable profession. A nightly newscast that informs a debate worthy of a great nation. Civility, respect, and a return to what's important. The death of bitchiness, the death of gossip and voyeurism." ..... Speaking truth to stupid.

MacKenzie:
"And where does it say that a good news show can't be popular?

Will:
"Yes, people choose the news they want now, but-- People choose the facts they want now"

MacKenzie:
"That America ... has said over and over and over that we can do better. It's part of our DNA. .... People will want the news if you give it to them with integrity. Not everybody, not even a lot of people --- 5%. And 5% more of anything is what makes the difference in this country. So we can do better.