Media Quotes Africa

 
"Of 39 journalists jailed in sub-Saharan Africa, the bulk remain in Eritrea, where most have not been heard from for nearly two decades; Cameroon was second worst."
Committee to Protect Journalists reveals the most authoritarian countries in the world

"Journalists play an indispensable role in the conduct of credible elections and should never be the subject of threats, violence, or harassment."
Angela Quintal, CPJ's Africa programme coordinator, on the attack on journos in Nigeria

"These are all women of African descent who want inspirational interactions, an authentic global sisterhood, and ways to do better and do more, both personally and professionally."
CNN anchor Isha Sesay on launching Rouse, a live event platform for women of African descent

"They are all winners already because they have been selected by Africans out of the over 1.2 billion people on the continent, as those deserving of this exclusive recognition."
Dr Ken Giami on this year's African Leadership Persons of the Year nominees

"It is more reasonable to concentrate on building regions and industrialising before attempting the African free trade area."
Michael E Odijie on why Africa should focus on industrialisation

"Over the last two years, Google has trained more than 4,000 journalists across Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa."
Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge

"I'm humbled and grateful for this award. Who would have known that a South Sudanese female journalist, the only female editor-in-chief in the country, operating in a difficult conflict zone would be recognised for her work."
Anna Nimiriano on receiving the 2019 Wan-Ifra Women in News Editorial Leadership Award

"Ethics and reputation play an important role in how we conduct ourselves, the jobs we choose and the company we keep."
APRA and Reputation Matters to look into importance of ethics and reputation across the continent

"Some of the major benefits of analytics-driven journalism include an enhanced understanding of audiences, and how they interact with content."
Dr Admire Mare, Dumisani Moyo explore metrics' effects on editorial decisions in African newsrooms

"In a male-dominated industry, women are faced with challenges that most men don't even think twice about."
Chipo Mujuru on women in media

"I think anyone would want to see their favourite band in a small club over a large stadium."
Bill Wyman

"Nothing will ever have the impact that 9/11 had on Boeing and on the world. It just changed things overnight."
Alan Mulally

"I quite like the drama of an encore. I think an encore is for those artists who are inclined to do dramatic gestures, and I certainly would say I am inclined towards them."
Florence Welch

"I never called my work an 'art'. It's part of show business, the business of building entertainment."
Walt Disney

"All my life, I have maintained that the people of the world can learn to live together in peace if they are not brought up in prejudice."
Josephine Baker

"The whole idea of a stereotype is to simplify. Instead of going through the problem of all this great diversity - that it's this or maybe that - you have just one large statement; it is this."
Chinua Achebe

"You have to steer a course between not appalling people, but at the same time not misleading them."
David Attenborough

"Satire is a lesson, parody is a game."
Vladimir Nabokov

"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude."
Maya Angelou

"Do the things you know, and you shall learn the truth you need to know."
Louisa May Alcott

"Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve."
J. K. Rowling

"We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us."
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"Mistakes are the portals of discovery."
James Joyce

"Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting."
Christopher Morley

"Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible."
Tony Robbins

"I think anything is possible if you have the mindset and the will and desire to do it and put the time in."
Roger Clemens

"Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one."
Hans Selye

"If you set your goals ridiculously high and it's a failure, you will fail above everyone else's success."
James Cameron

"They succeed, because they think they can."
Virgil

"Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom."
George S. Patton

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