media Quotes

18 of the best book quotes about media
  1. #1
    “What is happening here is that television is altering the meaning of ‘being informed’ by creating a species of information that might properly be called disinformation. Disinformation does not mean false information. It means misleading information—misplace, irrelevant, fragmented or superficial information—information that creates the illusion of knowing something but which in fact leads one away from knowing.”
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  3. #3
    “The concept of truth is intimately linked to the biases of forms of expression.”
  4. #4
    “Commercials ... provide a slogan ... that creates for viewers a comprehensive and compelling image of themselves.”
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  7. #7
    “What shall we do if we take ignorance to be knowledge?”
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  1. #10
    “Spiritual devastation is more likely to come from an enemy with a smiling face.”
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  5. #14
    “If I could tell my colleagues in the media four things, they would be: 1.Everyone hates you. 2.No one is afraid of you. 3.No one believes what you say. 4.Nobody owes you anything. If every journalist in America realized those four things, their behavior would transform overnight, immeasurably for the better.”
  6. #15
    “The episodic, reactive, almost frantic pace of what is broadcast makes children feel and act frantic and shortens their attention spans and their patience for activities that take time and problems that don’t yield immediate solutions.”
  7. #16
    “There were now over a hundred million cameras functional and accessible around the world, making in-person reporting unnecessarily expensive and dangerous, to say nothing of the carbon expenditures.”
  8. #17
  9. #18
    “The media is the right arm of anarchy.”

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