Quotes About Media

An extraterrestrial being, newly arrived on Earth—scrutinizing what we mainly present to our children in television, radio, movies, newspapers, magazines, the comics, and many books—might easily conclude that we are intent on teaching them murder, rape, cruelty, superstition, credulity, and consumerism. We keep at it, and through constant repetition many of them finally get it. What kind of society could we create if, instead, we drummed into them science and a sense of hope?

Culture was now largely a matter of how to keep people harmlessly distracted when they were not working.

Much of the media under capitalism avoid difficult, controversial or innovative work because it is bad for profits. Instead, they settle for banality, sensationalism and gut prejudice.

A lie can run round the world before the truth has got its boots on.

They put it like that?' said Glenda, wide-eyed. 'Oh, you know the sort of thing if you read the papers a lot,' said Ponder. 'I seriously think they think that it is their job to calm people down by first of all explaining why they should be overexcited and very worried.

The press waited. It looked now like a great big beast. Soon he'd throw a lot of words into it. And in a few hours it would be hungry again, as if those words had never happened. You could feed it, but you could never fill it up.

Already had one reporter worm her

We turn on the TV and leave it on, allowing someone else to guide us, shape us, and destroy us.

Ninety percent of everything is crap.

90 percent of everything is crap.

If we consume toxic magazine articles, movies, or video games, they will feed our craving, our anger, and our fear.

When we read a magazine, we consume. When we watch a television program, we consume. Whatever we consume affects our body and mind. If we consume toxic magazine articles, movies, or video games, they will feed our craving, our anger, and our fear.

If after reading the newspaper, hearing the news, or being in a conversation, we feel anxious or worn out, we know we have been in contact with toxins. Movies

I was feeling really, really good about myself and then I was papped and this picture went online and I remember seeing a comment saying she needs to lose weight' and I was like are you joking?'

The one show that I will continue to be a guest on is 'The Daily Show' with Jon Stewart, if he'll have me. It's not competitive with CNN and it's too much fun.

I don't know how to read. I get all my news from Jon Stewart every day.

I never thought I'd be on the cover of the 'Atlanta Journal' unless I killed someone.

When I was playing good, nobody was saying I was playing good. When I was playing bad, I would be the first one on the front of the journal.

Journalism never admits that nothing much is happening.

Laziness has become the chief characteristic of journalism, displacing incompetence.

All the faults of the age come from Christianity and journalism. Christianity, of course, but why journalism?

The thing that bothers me about journalism is the false equivalency we sometimes place on certain issues.

Many people would no more think of entering journalism than the sewage business - which at least does us all some good.

The media is done, they don't do journalism anymore, it's activism, nothing more, right?