“I think it is absolutely essential in a democracy to have competition in the media, a lot of competition, and we seem to be moving away from that.” ThinkingSeemsMovingDemocracyMediaEssentialsCompetitionMoving AwayVoting And Democracy Author:Walter Cronkite
“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
“Since social media has become so big, body image has taken a downward spiral. Especially in surfing, because we're in bikinis all day, we're really critiqued. After a competition, social media will just be talking about who looked better in a bikini instead of who surfed better. It's not even about the results anymore, so much is body. And that's really frustrating at times.” BodyBigsSocialResultsTalkingTakenMediaCompetitionSocial MediaFrustratingBody ImageSurfingSpiralsBikinisDownward Spiral Author:Coco Ho
“Photographers find themselves directly in competition with mass media's misrepresentations of women. So the photographic terrain is particularly contested from a political point of view.” PoliticalViewsMediaMassCompetitionPhotographerPoint Of ViewMass MediaTerrainMisrepresentation Author:Lucy R. Lippard
“Back in the day however, careers were strictly built on competitions, just like surfing, though surfing is changing too so you can free surf and still get paid. So I think that rivalry was really because of the fans and the media who built it up, but it did bring something exciting about the sport, just like in any sport, whether it's Larry Bird or Magic Johnson, I think it just made skating that much more exciting.” ThinkingMadeStillsSportsCareersMagicFansMediaBirdBuiltExcitingPaidCompetitionSurfingJohnsonSkatingLarrySurfRivalryBack In The Day Author:Christian Hosoi
“In fact, the corporations are driving out the competition and it is not getting better, especially when they are not paying income taxes. Thank goodness for the social media out there, because we sure can't count on the corporate media to get the word out.” FactsSocialMediaTaxesGoodnessCompetitionSocial MediaDrivingIncomeCorporateCorporationsGet BetterIncome Tax Author:Dolores Huerta
“Formula One gives a platform to companies like Rolex - and that's just in media space, watching television or reading newspapers, digital or physical. You see the brand in the context of the competition and bring it to the attention of everybody on a regular basis.” GivingReadingSpaceAttentionCompanyMediaTelevisionBasesCompetitionNewspapersBrandsDigitalFormulasPlatformsFormula OneWatching TelevisionRolexReading Newspapers Author:Martin Sorrell
“That's the Holy Grail right now for the whole media industry, and so that's where most of our efforts are going to: How do we get people to pay for this, and to continue to pay for it as there's more and more competition for their attention?” PeopleWholeEffortPayAttentionMediaIndustryHolyRight NowCompetitionHoly Grail Author:Maria Rodale
“I think the Davis Cup has some untapped potential. It should be as prominent as the Grand Slams when it takes place. If you put it together with Fed Cup for an organized, nationalistic team competition taking place in a central location for two weeks, I think that would be beneficial from a fan interest stand point, from a media stand point and from a television stand point.” IfsThinkingShouldTwoWould BeTogetherInterestWeekTeamFansMediaTelevisionCompetitionCupsOrganizedFedsLocationBeneficialTwo WeeksSlamProminentNationalisticUntapped Potential Author:Jim Courier