“think there's a culture of Silicon Valley that seems to have the attitude that you can have it both ways, that you can be an insurgent but also, ultimately, it's paid for by advertising, when in fact advertising is totally retrograde. Now that's an industry we should be disrupting, and maybe you disrupt it by funding public media. None of this is technological destiny; there are only social choices.” ThinkingWayShouldFactsSeemsChoicesCultureSocialAttitudeDestinyMediaIndustryPaidAdvertisingValleysTechnologicalFundingSiliconSilicon ValleyInsurgentRetrograde Author:Astra Taylor
“Visual media is the dominant art form in our present day culture, whereas poetry is, at best, a proxy. Yet poetry and film are both "dream factories."” ArtDreamFilmFormCultureMediaVisualsPoetry IsFactoriesDominantPresent DayProxy Author:Denise Duhamel
“I founded the King Hussein Foundation after my husband's death in 1999, to build on his humanitarian vision and legacy in the country and abroad, through programs promoting education and leadership, economic empowerment, tolerance, cross-cultural dialogue, and media that enhances mutual understanding and respect among different cultures across conflict lines.” DifferentCountryCultureUnderstandingLinesVisionEconomicMediaKingsHusbandConflictEmpowermentProgramCrossesFoundationHumanitarianToleranceDialogueLegacyMutualMy HusbandHusseinPromotingDifferent CulturesMutual UnderstandingEconomic Empowerment Author:Queen Noor of Jordan
“Social media is driving the culture, it drives peoples minds literally.” MindCultureSocialMediaSocial MediaDriving Author:Aeriel Miranda
“Because we live in a condition of ubiquitous music and media, and near infinite technological memory, it is much easier for local cultures to find an audience that resonates with their music, whether local or globally.” CultureMemoriesAudienceConditionsMediaEasierInfiniteLocalsTechnological Author:Kode9
“Obviously, I don't want to minimize the patriarchal nature of our media, our government and our culture as a whole. But I think it's our refusal as women to own our power that is our biggest problem, both individually and collectively. The linchpin that holds the current system in place is the slumber of women.” ThinkingWantWholeProblemGovernmentCultureMediaCurrentsRefusalSlumber Author:Marianne Williamson
“We live in a media culture and whoever controls and influences and uses media the best has the power for change.” UseCultureInfluenceMediaUsing Me Author:Paul Watson
“Knowing that "me" is inextricably linked to blackness, [I try to enjoy] the process of expanding beyond the expected boundaries set by existing culture, norms and media.” TryingCultureProcessEnjoyKnowingMediaExpectedBoundariesLinkedNormExpandingBlackness Author:Baratunde Thurston
“When I got into film school, it really formed a sense of who I am and my sense of feeling like an outsider. If there was some greater purpose to do this, it would be so that future generations - my kids or my sister's kids - would grow up seeing themselves in their media culture in a way that I didn't. If The Mindy Project or Master of None were on when I was growing up, I wonder if I would be interested in doing this at all” IfsWayFeelingsWould BeKidsSchoolFilmPurposeCultureGrowsWonderGrowing UpGreaterGrowingSeeingGenerationsMediaMastersProjectsWho I AmMy SisterOutsidersFuture GenerationFilm SchoolGreater Purpose Author:Meera Menon
“There's a lot of funding of the media and film in particular, literary publishing gets recognized as culture. I think fashion should too.” ThinkingShouldFilmCultureMediaFashionParticularPublishingFunding Author:Joe Mimran
“We're dealing with that question now, in the media. How does the judicial system work? There's never going to be a clear-cut answer, but it's a conversation and a conflict in the community. It's not a white thing or a black thing. It's a society thing and a culture thing, and we've gotta figure it out.” DoeCultureBlackCommunityWhiteAnswersClearCuttingMediaFiguresConversationConflictJudicialJudicial System Author:Mike Colter
“Social Media has now become a part of our culture - you are either a part of it, or you ignore it.” CultureSocialMediaSocial Media Author:Zendaya
“If we want to talk about the coarsening of the culture, I hope you devote a whole two hours for it and I would be happy to be a guest, but I'll also offer up some other guests. I don't appreciate many of the things that are said in our political discourse, I don't appreciate many of the things that are said on social media. You [Anderson Cooper] and I are attacked every single day, I'm sure.” IfsWantSaidTwoWholeWould BePoliticalCultureSocialHoursMediaOffersAppreciateSocial MediaGuestsDiscoursePolitical Discourse Author:Kellyanne Conway
“I think it's a scary sign of the times that pop culture and social media is so involved [in presidential election ], where it feels like a reality show. I have hope that the right decision will be made.” ThinkingFeelsMadeShowsRealityCultureSocialDecisionMediaInvolvedElectionScarySocial MediaPopsPresidentialPop CultureHaving HopeRight DecisionReality ShowsPresidential Election Author:Lily Collins
“You have social media and the Internet and immigration and so, suddenly, cultures are clashing and people feel as if they're less familiar with the people around them. That causes social anxieties.” PeopleIfsFeelsCultureSocialCausesMediaInternetAnxietySocial MediaImmigrationFamiliarSocial Anxiety Author:Barack Obama