Quotes About Media

I knew Paris was using me, but I also didn't care; I was using her, too. I mean, I was a blogger who was hanging out with Paris Hilton.

Looking at yourself through the media is like looking at one of those rippled mirrors in an amusement park.

I was one of the first artists to make a buzz about '106 & Park.' If it wasn't for that show, I wouldn't be the entertainer that I am today.

Is there some reason why the quality of people going into the parliament is not as high? I don't know the complete answer, but I think - in fact, I'm sure - that part of it is the increasing intrusiveness of the media - the general media and social media - into the private lives of politicians and their families.

We live in a world in which whatever you do has a parody account online in moments.

Before, gay portrayals in the media were so limiting, like a caricature of a homo. A parody almost.

'The Daily Beast' and Howard Kurtz have parted company.

I'm obsessed with media and the way audiences can become creative participants.

At a moment when people are losing faith in their ability to participate in politics and make themselves heard, the media can play a critical role in reversing that sense of alienation.

I don't want to just model. Anyone can do that. I've let myself be in magazines in the past without participating as much as I should have.

The things I'm good at are building communities, participatory media, places where people contribute things of their own making.

It's claustrophobic, and I think it is to do with the amount that we're exposing people to one particular point.

What you hear about the band is always going to be more disturbing than any particular song.

3D is a way of organizing things, particularly as we're getting much more media information on the computer, a lot more choices, a lot more navigation than we've ever had before.

The Canadian audience is very critical, particularly of their own content.

I don't like the American media - particularly Fox.

There's a lot of hand-wringing going on about the death of journalism and particularly the death of investigative journalism. What I see is that there is more need than ever to have experienced information processors - people who can look through this mass of data.

My stint as general manager of MSNBC made me particularly sensitive to how the big stories are covered.

The fact is, most journalists I know are not particularly political. They move around a lot.

Often with television, particularly with lifestyle entertainment, they really try and box you in.

The larger meaning here is that mainstream journalists simply cannot talk about things that the two parties agree on; this is the black hole of American politics.

Our corrupt, partisan media are embarrassing.

America's addiction to violence is partly evident in the heroes it chooses to glorify.

It was Barry Diller's idea to start 'The Daily Beast,' and he has turned out to be the best partner I've ever had. There's no one better to go into the jungle with.