“There's a dangerous bottom-lining, and super-summarizing that happens in a lot of our press and our media, and sort of our politicians' talking points, that's dangerously simple. I don't know a better way to say it. And there's usually a lot more complicated facts going on than what is quoted and quotable.” KnowsWayFactsHappensSimpleTalkingMediaDangerousPoliticianPressesBottomComplicatedBetter WaysSummarizing Author:Seth Gordon
“[Do you know] how it feels to be a clownish character? It's always complicated to imagine conveying yourself outside of your body. Inside myself I feel like this rich, complicated thing, and then I see representations of myself, especially in the media - and I think this is why it's troubling for me, because I feel so caricatured and flattened.” ThinkingKnowsFeelsCharacterBodyKnow HowRichImagineMediaComplicatedYour BodyDo You KnowRepresentationConveyingComplicated Things Author:Kalan Sherrard
“As for documentary, it was a natural progression from my earlier career in journalism. The two media are connected, but of course making films is much more complicated, because you have image, sound and music to work with, not simply words.” TwoFilmCoursesSoundNaturalCareersMediaComplicatedConnectedJournalismDocumentariesProgressionSound And Music Author:Nancy Kates
“I think I'm able to reach a lot of folks, despite the fact that the conventional news media sometimes says, "You know, this speech is too long," or "It's too complicated," or "He needs to have better sound bites," or what have you.” ThinkingKnowsNeedsLongSometimesFactsAbleSoundMediaSpeechNewsFolksComplicatedDespiteBitesConventionalNews MediaSound Bites Author:Barack Obama