Knoll's Law of Media Accuracy

== English == === Etymology === Coined by Attorney General of the United States William French Smith in 1982 (see quotation below), named after American journalist Erwin Knoll. === Noun === Knoll's Law of Media Accuracy 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." For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Knoll's Law of Media Accuracy. ==== See also ==== === Further reading === Knoll's Law of Media Accuracy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia