Media Criticism Quotes

“In the "Republic," Plato vigorously attacked the oral, poetized form as a vehicle for communicating knowledge. He pleaded for a more precise method of communication and classification ("The Ideas"), one which would favor the investigation of facts, principles of reality, human nature, and conduct. What the Greeks meant by "poetry" was radically different from what we mean by poetry. Their "poetic" expression was a product of a collective psyche and mind. The mimetic form, a technique that exploited rhythm, meter and music, achieved the desired psychological response in the listener. Listeners could memorize with greater ease what was sung than what was said. Plato attacked this method because it discouraged disputation and argument. It was in his opinion the chief obstacle to abstract, speculative reasoning - he called it "a poison, and an enemy of the people.”
― Marshall McLuhan, The Medium is the Massage

“Isumbong mo kay Tulfo and BITAG feed our hunger for instant justice, but they are only band-aid solutions. They soothe the symptom but never heal the broken system.”
― E. Ravago, Bansang Pinipilas

“Producers increasingly insert overblown, hyper-emotional scenes even when the underlying conflict could be portrayed with calm or rational dialogue. The intent is not to model constructive problem-solving but to spike ratings through sudden bursts of emotional arousal. This strategy centers on eliciting raw, immediate reactions from the viewer with shows such as characters screaming, weeping dramatic waterfalls, or staging sudden betrayals.”
― E. Ravago, Bansang Pinipilas

“What they produce is not culture but a population allergic to logic, addicted to drama, and proud of their own mental stagnation. In the end, society becomes a palette for illusions, painted with exaggerated emotions that conceal the erosion of reason.”
― E. Ravago, Bansang Pinipilas

“If you not longer let the community hear all of it's significant voices - you begin to have; a single narrow view of: the problems of the society,
of the solutions of society - and you begun soon or later overwhelmed by the society you don't understand.”
― Ben Bagdikian

“Same stories. Different fonts.

— Gerald P Creel Jr., The Noise: Notes from One Tuesday”
― Gerald P Creel Jr

“Same stories. Different fonts.

— The Noise: Notes from One Tuesday”
― Gerald P Creel Jr

“In Philippine media, there are more of those fallacies in play than the islands of the archipelago. These tactics shift focus from the core issues, training audiences to favor smears over facts and logic.”
― E. Ravago, Bansang Pinipilas