Knoll's Law of Media Accuracy

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An epigram or bon mot: "Everything you read in the newspapers is absolutely true except for that rare story of which you happen to have firsthand knowledge."
    — "I can personally attest," Mr. Smith said, "to the accuracy of what is called Knoll's Law of Media Accuracy: 'Everything you read in the newspapers is absolutely true except for the rare story of which you happen to have firsthand knowledge.'"

词源

Coined by Attorney General of the United States William French Smith in 1982 (see quotation below), named after American journalist Erwin Knoll.
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