Wire, Last Word

. — „But the ultimate act of reportage would be really surround something that is endemic and complex, and to make it understandable, so that more people can adress themselves to solving that problem than ever before. And that never happens.“ (David Simon) – „It’s all about not really trusting the audience to figure things out. It’s as if they believe that the public can’t take on long issues.“ (Ed Burns)

„Those who are privileged to live in a bubble, they don’t wanna know about these troubles. And we, who have a responsibility in the media to tell them about it, we don’t go there with them.“ (Jami Floyd) – „People, that’s the last thing you should listen to when you wanna know about something is people.“ (Reg E. Cathey)