“Media is very different from financial services. People are very fickle and very vocal. They believe that things should be one way and not the other. It's still very rewarding to build products for huge audiences. It feels like you're making an impact.” PeopleWayFeelsShouldBelieveStillsDifferentAudienceMediaProductsHugeLike YouImpactFinancialOne WayVocalFickleFinancial Services Author:Max Levchin
“As a source of innovation, an engine of our economy, and a forum for our political discourse, the Internet can only work if it's a truly level playing field. Small businesses should have the same ability to reach customers as powerful corporations. A blogger should have the same ability to find an audience as a media conglomerate.” IfsShouldPoliticalAbilityLevelsPowerfulAudienceEconomyMediaFieldsSourceInternetShould HaveInnovationCustomersCorporationsEnginesDiscourseSmall BusinessPlaying FieldsForumsBloggersPolitical DiscourseLevel Playing Field Author:Al Franken
“It is the media that controls the boundaries of what is politically permissible, so better to change the media. Profit motives work against it, but if we can have the audience understand that most other forms of journalism are not credible, then it may be a forced move.” IfsMayMovingFormAudienceMediaProfitBoundariesJournalismMotiveCredibleProfit Motive Author:Julian Assange
“I don't know when the last time was that Steven Spielberg or George Lucas made a movie with Universal, but I can tell you that Universal is leading the charge. They're looking at film differently. They're planning ahead in a way that I've never seen a studio do before. They're believing in a relationship between fan and film franchise, in a new way. They're more receptive to an audience, in part because of social media, in a way we've never been allowed.” KnowsWayBelieveMadeI CanLastsFilmSocialAudienceFansMediaUniversalStudiosSocial MediaPlanningNew WaysLast TimeReceptivePlanning Ahead Author:Vin Diesel
“The business model of the conservative media is built on two elements: provoking the audience into a fever of indignation (to keep them watching) and fomenting mistrust of all other information sources (so that they never change the channel).” TwoAudienceMediaInformationSourceElementsModelsBuiltStrategyConservativeProvokingNever ChangeFeverMistrustIndignationBusiness Models Author:David Frum
“One thing that is wrongly hyped is social media For many media organizations, they think it of it as distribution, and yes it's good for that. What's missing is the power of social media for engagement with the audience and for newsgathering.” ThinkingSocialAudienceOne ThingMediaMissingOrganizationSocial MediaEngagementDistribution Author:Vivian Schiller
“At Yahoo, we were one of the early proponents of the power of content showcased through new media. SnagFilms, with its large library and breadth of digital distribution, can help shape this next phase, bringing great stories to broad new audiences.” HelpingStoriesNextAudienceMediaShapesLibraryDigitalBroadsPhasesDistributionBreadthNew Media Author:Terry Semel
“There's the beauty of the stage. I don't like filmed theater or opera because you're kind of playing soccer in a hockey game. Either or, they don't do justice to the media and you end up with a hybrid that is purely sensationalistic. Opera is a very theatrical medium that should be seen on a stage with the musicians in the pit in the audience.” ShouldKindEndsGamesJusticeAudienceStageMediaMusicianTheaterMediumsSoccerHockeyOperaPitsTheatricalHybridEither OrPlaying Soccer Author:Christoph Waltz
“Obviously the role of comics is changing very fast. On the one hand, comics are widely accepted and taken seriously. On the other hand, the mass media is disintegrating, and audiences are atomizing. I suspect comics will have less widespread cultural impact and make a lot less money.” HandsRolesAudienceTakenMediaMassImpactAcceptedSuspectsMass Media Author:Bill Watterson
“I want to use film to tell stories that need to be told to spark discussions that will lead to change. I really want to see a change in the mindset of youth, how they see themselves and how they value life. Young audiences will be able to see themselves in this film and older audiences will gain an understanding of what their kids are dealing with on a daily basis. Kids discuss what they see on TV, social media, film so I want to create content that they will discuss and will change the way they think.” ThinkingWayWantNeedsStoriesUseKidsAbleFilmYoungValuesSocialUnderstandingAudienceMediaYouthTvsGainsBasesSocial MediaMindsetDiscussionSparks Author:Jamie Hector
“If Hollywood is the global producer for [media] products all around the world, that's of concern. If all audiences around the world know of America is what they see from Hollywood, then we're in trouble.” IfsKnowsWorldAmericaAudienceTroubleMediaProductsConcernHollywoodProducersAround The World Author:Arthur Dong
“Taken as a whole the mass media seldom rises to the level of deplorable trash, but it is also true that there is no mass audience in America for anything better.” WholeAmericaLevelsAudienceTakenMediaMassTrashMass Media Author:Nicholas von Hoffman
“Our politicians have sacrificed their principles on the altar of special interests; our corporate leaders have sacrificed their integrity on the altar of profits; and our media watchdogs have sacrificed the voice of dissent on the altar of audience competition.” VoiceInterestLeaderPrinciplesAudienceSpecialMediaPoliticianIntegrityCompetitionProfitCorporateAltarsDissentSpecial Interests Book:Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism Source: Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism