“All the new media will inevitably change the look, function, and maybe even the purpose of comics, but comics are vibrant and versatile, so I think they'll continue to find relevance one way or another. But they definitely won't be the same as what I grew up with.” ThinkingWayLooksPurposeMediaGrewGrew UpFunctionOne WayRelevanceVersatileNew Media Author:Bill Watterson
“Because of a mass media more interested in gossip and sensationalism than real issues, I would say a vast majority of the American public doesn't have a clue about how the Congress functions and what goes on.” RealIssuesMediaGoes OnMassFunctionMajorityCongressGossipClueMass MediaSensationalism Author:Bernie Sanders
“The similarity is that concentration of capital influences virtually everything that goes on. It influences the way the media functions, it very powerfully influences how the government works and it of course influences corporate sector elements, like say how Google or Amazon present materials that reach the public.” WayGovernmentCoursesInfluenceMediaMaterialsGoes OnElementsFunctionCorporateConcentrationGoogleVery PowerfulSimilarityAmazonGovernment Work Author:Noam Chomsky
“As a function of the easy access to information provided by the Internet, and the ease with which it can be shared thanks to social media, consumers are now better informed as to the behavior of brands and the multiple global crises we face.” FacesSocialEasyMediaInformationInternetBehaviorFunctionCrisisSocial MediaAccessThanksBrandsConsumersEaseMultipleAccess To InformationEasy Access Author:Simon Mainwaring
“A vibrant civil society can challenge those in power by documenting corruption or uncovering activities like the murder of political enemies. In democracies, this function is mostly performed by the media, NGOs or opposition parties.” PoliticalChallengesPartyEnemyDemocracyMediaActivityFunctionMurderCorruptionOppositionCivil SocietyUncoveringOpposition PartiesPolitical Enemies Author:Evgeny Morozov
“You don't have any other society where the educated classes are so effectively indoctrinated and controlled by a subtle propaganda system - a private system including media, intellectual opinion forming magazines and the participation of the most highly educated sections of the population. Such people ought to be referred to as "Commissars - for that is what their essential function is - to set up and maintain a system of doctrines and beliefs which will undermine independent thought and prevent a proper understanding and analysis of national and global institutions, issues, and policies".” PeopleTruthBeliefUnderstandingOpinionClassIssuesMediaPolicyOughtEssentialsIntellectualFunctionIndependentInstitutionsIncludingPopulationDoctrineEducatedMagazinesPropagandaAnalysisSubtleControlledParticipationSectionsIndependent Thought Author:Noam Chomsky
“Successful companies in social media function more like entertainment companies, publishers, or party planners than as traditional advertisers.” SocialPowerfulPartyCompanySuccessfulMediaFunctionMarketingEntertainmentSocial MediaTraditionalPublishersSocial Media MarketingPlannersAdvertisersContent MarketingGreat MarketingBusiness MarketingSuccessful Company Author:Erik Qualman
“In an age when other fantastically speedy, widespread media are triumphing, and running the risk of flattening all communication onto a single, homogenous surface, the function of literature is communication between things that are different simply because they are different, not blunting but even sharpening the differences between them, following the true bent of written language.” DifferentRunningAgeLiteratureLanguageDifferencesWrittenRiskMediaCommunicationFunctionFollowingSurfaceBentSharpeningWritten Language Author:Italo Calvino
“The function of government is to provide you with service; the function of the media is to supply the Vaseline.” GovernmentMediaFunctionVaseline Book:The American Zone Source: The American Zone