“The corporate media is there to push the agenda of the sponsors, and many of those sponsors are weapons manufacturers. So it stands to reason that you won't get a diversity of opinions on television.” ReasonOpinionMediaTelevisionDiversityWeaponsCorporateAgendasSponsors Author:Michael Franti
“[The media] are using a national treasure - that's what the public airwaves are. And they have a responsibility to bring out the full diversity of opinion or lose their licenses.” LosesResponsibilityOpinionMediaDiversityTreasureLicenseLicensesNational Treasure Author:Amy Goodman
“I think that more diversity is a good thing, and fresh points of view articulated by people who are committed to excellence in journalism is a beneficial change in the American media landscape.” PeopleThinkingViewsMediaDiversityGood ThingsExcellenceCommittedPoint Of ViewJournalismLandscapeBeneficialGood JournalismAmerican Media Author:Al Gore
“It's obviously a great sign of growth and success that the media no longer try to embody the bigness and diversity of the women's movement in one person. Only a diverse group can symbolize a movement.” TryingPersonsGrowthGroupsMediaMovementDiversityDiverse Author:Gloria Steinem
“The diversity revolution [in the news media] was supposed to increase readership and enhance credibility. Just the opposite has resulted. How long will it take the business to figure this out?” LongMediaFiguresRevolutionDiversityNewsOppositesIncreaseCredibilityNews MediaReadership Author:John Leo
“I have always been aware that I can never represent all trans people. No one or two or three trans people can. This is why we need diverse media representations of trans folks to multiply trans narratives in the media and depict our beautiful diversities.” PeopleNeedsI CanTwoBeautifulThreeMediaDiversityFolksNarrativeDiverseRepresentationTrans Author:Laverne Cox
“The film festival is in a town in Arkansas, a quintessentially American town with a little town square. It's to champion women and diversity in all media, so TV, movies, eventually, digital, whatever you get into. That's the goal. We're using the same philosophy as my institute, which is to make it research-based and really try to work directly with filmmakers and content creators and move the needle. It's the only film festival in the world where the prizes are guaranteed distribution.” WorldTryingLittlesPhilosophyFilmMovingGoalMediaTvsDiversityResearchTownsCreatorChampionFilmmakerDigitalPrizeSquaresDistributionFestivalsNeedlesInstituteArkansasFilm FestivalsLittle Towns Author:Geena Davis