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“With all the risk and danger television sprays at us each day like tear gas, it occurs to me they should simply open each evening's show by saying, "Welcome to the Channel Two News; we're very surprised you made it through another day.”
― Thom Rutledge

tags: fear, media-distortion, media-manipulation, thom-rutledge

6 likes

“If it’s true that nothing is more potent than an idea, then those who control the media can direct minds en masse.”
― Lance Morcan, The Orphan Conspiracies: 29 Conspiracy Theories from The Orphan Trilogy

tags: journalism, media-corruption, media-manipulation, news

17 likes

“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.”
― Rahul Guhathakurta

tags: media, media-manipulation, news, political-philosophy, politics-observation, politics-quotes, propaganda

3 likes

“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.”
― Haruki Murakami, A Wild Sheep Chase

tags: democracy, media-manipulation, truthiness

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“Unless you have a free press in your country, there is no need to buy newspapers and there is no need to watch the news because there is no need to listen to the lies! And you already have one real information: You are being deceived by the people you are governed! This is an enough information for you!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan