“If it’s true that nothing is more potent than an idea, then those who control the media can direct minds en masse.”
― The Orphan Conspiracies: 29 Conspiracy Theories from The Orphan Trilogy
― The Orphan Conspiracies: 29 Conspiracy Theories from The Orphan Trilogy
“There's not a branch of publishing or broadcasting that doesn't depend in some way on advertising. It'd be like an aquarium without water. Why, ninety-five percent of the information that reaches you has already been preselected and paid for.”
― A Wild Sheep Chase
― A Wild Sheep Chase
“In the political/geopolitical news segment - one who pays someone to create content has a hidden agenda, and one who likes to get paid for the content creation has a vested interest.”
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“Cinema, radio, television, magazines are a school of inattention: people look without seeing, listen in without hearing”
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