“Love begets wisdom, thus it is, as often misconceived, more than vain layers of tenderness; it is inherently rational and comprehensive of the problem within the problem: for instance, envy is one of the most excused sins in the media of political correctness. Those you find most attractive, or seem to have it all, are often some of the most insecure at heart, and that is because people assume that they do not need anything but defamation.” PeopleNeedsHeartProblemSeemsPoliticalSinLove IsMediaAssumingEnvyRationalInstanceVainAttractiveLayersTendernessInsecureComprehensivePolitical CorrectnessBegetsCorrectnessDefamation Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“Anybody who wants to make television has a tremendous problem because it's a financially restrictive media in this day and age.” WantProblemAgeMediaTelevisionThis Day Author:David Jason
“For new media reactionaries...the problem is technology, the endless distractions of the Internet, the breakdown of authority in an age of blogs and Twitter, the collapse of narrative in a hyper-linked, multi-networked world.” WorldProblemAgeTechnologyMediaInternetAuthorityEndlessNarrativeDistractionCollapseLinkedBlogsBreakdownReactionariesHyperNew Media Author:David L. Ulin
“Media is a big problem around the world, it's powerful and can abuse its power.” WorldProblemBigsPowerfulMediaAbuseAround The WorldBig Problems Author:Julian Assange
“We should be worrying about if you live in the city you're more likely to have anxiety or mood disorders and to be schizophrenic. More than the problems people have from social media.” PeopleIfsShouldProblemSocialCitiesWorryMediaAnxietySocial MediaMoodDisorderSchizophrenicMood Disorders Author:Nick Harkaway
“I played a major role in the spread of crack cocaine, the marketing of crack cocaine, the glamorization of crack cocaine. But it's hard to say that it was totally my fault. My judge in Cincinnati told me, "Mr. Ross, I know that the prosecutor and the media and the DEA all want to blame you for this problem, but I sentenced my first drug dealer the year you were born, so I know you're not the cause. This is a problem we've had since before you were born."” KnowsWantYearsFirstsHardProblemCausesBornRolesMediaJudgingDrugMajorsBlameFaultsMarketingSpreadCracksCocaineDealerProsecutorDrug Dealers Author:Rick Ross
“Kids should speak to each other. They're horrid to each other online, they bully each other - they should shut up and stop it. The problem with social media is there is too much freedom. It's too much, too young.” ShouldProblemKidsYoungSpeakSocialToo MuchMediaSocial MediaOnlineShut UpBully Author:Cara Delevingne
“We all know as we travel around this country or around the world that there are huge problems, and also people doing amazing things on the ground - but those people rarely get reported. Our media are so into conflict that they sometimes say to me, "Bring an 'anti' with you."” PeopleKnowsWorldCountrySometimesProblemMediaHugeConflictAround The WorldAmazing Things Author:Gloria Steinem
“Currently, U.S. society has been encouraged by its political and subsidized mass-media intelligentsia to view U.S. life as a continual "morning in America" paradise, where the only social problems occur in the inner cities. Psychologists call this denial.” Has BeensProblemAmericaPoliticalSocialViewsCitiesMorningSocietyMediaMassDenialParadisePsychologistMass MediaSocial ProblemsInner City Book:Airing Dirty Laundry Source: Airing Dirty Laundry
“My work on prime gaps lead to lots of media coverage, some good, some bad, some ugly, and some merely ridiculous. For example, a reporter of our university newspaper, who admitted that he is still learning English, wrote that "Prof. Goldston solved one of the most controversial problems in the prime number theory last month with support from his Turkish partner."” StillsProblemLastsScienceNumbersSupportMediaExampleTheoryMonthsMathematicsUniversityUglyPartnersRidiculousNewspapersGapsPrimeReportersControversialCoverageTurkishLearning EnglishPrime NumbersMedia Coverage Author:Daniel Goldston
“I hate to get on the racial thing because that's something I've always been totally against. But the problem with the media is that they think that the word rock means white and the word rap means black.” ThinkingMeanProblemHateBlackWhiteRocksMediaI HateRap Author:Ice T
“People mistake their love of the technology for it being a solution. Social media is the problem, not the solution, in crisis management. It's a problem if you use it to communicate in areas where you're dealing with incredibly intense emotions and very deep conflicts.” PeopleIfsUseProblemSocialEmotionMistakeTechnologyMediaConflictSolutionsAreasManagementCrisisCommunicateSocial MediaIntenseVery DeepCrisis ManagementIntense Emotions Author:Eric Dezenhall
“People learn a lot about what they think they know about other people from what they see in the media. If they see certain types of images reproduced over and over again for other groups that limit them to narrow types of roles and portrayals, they start to take those prejudices into their interactions with those people in real society, and that creates all kinds of discriminatory problems.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsKindRealProblemCertainRolesGroupsMediaTypeLimitsPrejudiceAll KindsInteractionPortrayal Author:Darnell M. Hunt
“The problem with representation in the media has very much to do with the conflicts between groups in the world. If you talk about Iraq, al Qaeda, Darfur, even Taiwan, representation is a part of that problem.” IfsWorldProblemGroupsMediaConflictIraqAlsRepresentationAl QaedaTaiwanDarfur Author:Arthur Dong
“Incivility is a symptom, not the disease. We've always had partisan conflict in Congress, and we always will. Yet when I worked for a year (1970-71) on the staff of Sen. Ed Muskie of Maine, this was a different place, more collegial, more sensitive to data, more concerned about all of the American people. I think because the for-profit media prizes conflict above cooperation and sound bites above analysis, politicians have learned to adapt to those tendencies. Consequently, our public debates are dumbed down as our problems grow more complex.” PeopleThinkingYearsDifferentProblemGrowsSoundMediaPoliticianConflictDiseaseConcernedComplexesCongressProfitDebateTendenciesDataAnalysisSensitivePrizeCooperationBitesStaffSymptomsDifferent PlacePartisansMaineSound BitesIncivility Author:Tom Allen
“I have no problem selling books to media franchises and we do it all the time. The author must understand that he/she is a writer for hire and has no control over copyright or over editorial changes made to the text.” WritingMadeBookProblemMediaSellingNo ProblemCopyrightEditorialsSelling Books Author:Richard Curtis
“I think today that's a very big problem because of the world we live in and the social media and everything... everybody is obsessed with their own identity, but seen through other people.” PeopleThinkingWorldProblemBigsTodaySocialMediaIdentitySocial MediaObsessedBig Problems Author:Salma Hayek
“I want to create a rapid response team, right around the world, perhaps starting originally with our partners, similar to the one we have in the United Nations whereby, where there's a problem in our society which demands a compassionate response, an educated, informed, not just a splurgy emotional thing, but an informed compassionate response that puts yourself in the position of the other and sees all sides of the problem, not just your own, there'll be somebody poised in each society who can write to the media, write an op-ed piece, to go on TV or radio.” WorldWantWritingProblemNationsSidesUnitedPiecesTeamMediaPositionEmotionalTvsGoes OnDemandResponseStartingRadioPartnersEducatedAround The WorldOur SocietyCompassionateUnited NationsRapidsEmotional Things Author:Karen Armstrong
“In the media universe we're in, where there are people screaming on one end, there is no problem at all with having a little bit of extra politeness.” PeopleLittlesEndsProblemUniverseBitsMediaLittle BitExtrasNo ProblemPoliteness Author:Gwen Ifill
“One of the problems with the media covering this place is that there are stereotypes of news, one of which is "war rages" and the other is "peace dawns." And there isn't much in between. When I talk to foreign journalists, often they are gritting their teeth because they've been asked for a piece about how shops are reopening and restaurants are reopening and so forth - happy pieces. And it just ain't so.” WarProblemPiecesMediaNewsRageTeethJournalistDawnRestaurantsShopsStereotypeCovering Author:Patrick Cockburn
“When the media worries about what Hillary’s hair looks like or what my hair looks like, that’s a real problem. We have millions of people who are struggling to keep their heads above water, who want to know what candidates can do to improve their lives, and the media will very often spend more time worrying about hair than the fact that we’re the only major country on earth that doesn’t guarantee health care to all people.” PeopleKnowsWantLooksRealCountryFactsProblemCareEarthWaterCan DoMillionsWorryStruggleMediaHairMajorsHealth CareCandidatesGuaranteesMore TimeReal Problems Author:Bernie Sanders
“I think there is a problem, though, with the media gushing over [Obama] too much. I don't think he thinks that he's all that, but the media does. I mean, the coverage after, that I was watching, from MSNBC, I mean these guys were ready to have sex with him.It's embarrassing.” ThinkingMeanDoeProblemGuySexToo MuchMediaReadyEmbarrassingCoverage Author:Bill Maher
“Most Americans don't know about environmental problems, because we have in our country a negligent and indolent press. The biggest lie that the right wing holds in our country is that there is such a thing as a liberal media. Americans are getting their news from the right-wing media.” KnowsCountryProblemLyingMediaNewsPressesWingsEnvironmentalOur CountryRight WingEnvironmental ProblemsLiberal Media Author:Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
“Asking the question whether the mainstream media has a liberal or conservative bias is like asking whether al Qaeda uses too much oil in their hummus. I might think they use a little bit too much oil; some people might think it's a little dry. But the problem with al Qaeda is they want to kill us. And the problem with the mainstream media is that it has these other biases that are much more important.” PeopleThinkingWantLittlesImportantUseProblemMightBitsToo MuchMediaLittle BitAskingConservativeOilDryAlsMainstreamBiasAl QaedaMainstream MediaHummus Author:Al Franken
“The portrait is the subject matter in photography where the problems of the media are the most visible.” MatterProblemSubjectsMediaPhotographyVisiblePortraitsSubject Matter Author:Thomas Struth
“I offer myself as a leader to the people of this country because I think they're looking for solutions, not lawyers arguing over laws or entertainers throwing out sound bites that draw media attention. We need to solve the problem.” PeopleThinkingNeedsCountryProblemLawSoundAttentionLeaderMediaOffersSolutionsDrawsSolveLawyerArguingBitesThrowingEntertainersSound Bites Author:Ted Cruz
“The message coming out of Washington, especially from our leftist politicians and the news media, is that we solve our budget problems by raising taxes on the rich. If Americans were more informed, such a message would be insulting to our intelligence. There are not enough rich people to satisfy Congress' appetite.” PeopleIfsEnoughProblemWould BeRichMediaPoliticianTaxesMessagesNewsCongressSolveBudgetsAppetiteComing OutRich PeopleInsultingLeftistsNews MediaRaising Taxes Author:Walter E. Williams
“I think we have tremendous media covering the sport of boxing, even if boxing is a little bit lost in popularity with MMA sports. And I think that with the show 'Lights Out' it's going to get more attention to the sport, and it's going to put more attention to the problems that athletes in general have.” IfsThinkingLittlesShowsProblemLightLostBitsSportsAttentionMediaLittle BitAthleteBoxingMmaPopularityCovering Author:Wladimir Klitschko
“The problem is that Iran has been identified as a dangerous enemy, and the longer the media forwards that proposition - and the media is guilty, just as it was in the Iraq war - then the easier it becomes for Americans to accept that we might just have to resort to military force to remove any Iranian threat.” Has BeensWarProblemMightForceAcceptingEnemyMediaMilitaryDangerousEasierThreatIraqGuiltyRemoveIranPropositionsResortsIraq WarIranianMilitary Force Author:Hooman Majd
“The problem of media/politics is multifold. Many things are out of whack.” ProblemMedia Author:Robert Kane Pappas
“Part of the problem with Occupy Wall Street was that folks were never really clear on what they were fighting for. If you don't know what you're fighting for, how do you know when you've got victory? In some ways, new media makes it easier for people to connect. It's hard, though, because we're much more seduced by the Internet, by big-screen TVs, by cell phones that can do everything.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayHardProblemBigsFightingCan DoClearStreetsMediaTvsWallInternetVictoryEasierFolksPhonesScreensCellsDo You KnowCell PhoneBig ScreenNew MediaOccupy Wall Street Author:Stanley Nelson Jr.
“I don't have a problem with the media focusing on bad things happening. That's our job, after all. But I think it's incomplete, and I would even say it's inaccurate, to only portray a place through its tragedies.” ThinkingProblemJobsMediaHappeningsTragedyThings HappenBad ThingsIncompleteBad Things Happen Author:Annia Ciezadlo
“The main problem is just that people think that other people care about them way more than they do. Anything that you do, that requires anyone to do an ounce of work that's about you, is a mistake. Because unless you are Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, or David Letterman, or just a really, really giant celebrity, or you're maybe at the center of a media storm where everyone is trying to get in touch with you, people don't want to have to do any work to remember who you are, what you're selling, or what your website is.” PeopleThinkingWayWantTryingProblemCareRememberMistakeMediaWho You AreStormSellingGiantsWebsiteBradLettermanRemember Who You Are Author:Mandy Stadtmiller
“He [Donald Trump] said in the debate - he said, gosh, I'm being audited for two years. Then he said three years. Then he said maybe five years. Listen, if there's a problem in his taxes, the voters have a right to know, because come September, October, the general election, folks in the media are going to make a heyday about any problems in his taxes.” IfsKnowsYearsSaidTwoProblemThreeFiveMediaTrumpTaxesElectionFolksDebateFive YearsTwo YearsVotersThree YearsSeptemberOctoberGeneral ElectionsHeyday Author:Ted Cruz
“If you're not broadcasting what people feel is their truth as it relates to you, well that becomes a problem. If your not broadcasting how much you love your boyfriend or husband via social media, problems occur in the home and I really think this is happening more than we acknowledge.” PeopleIfsThinkingFeelsWellsProblemHomeSocialLove YouMediaHusbandHappeningsSocial MediaRelateAcknowledgeBroadcastingYour Boyfriend Author:Aeriel Miranda
“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
“If you want to get unpaid media coverage, you had better be quotable. It's an interesting problem, because very few candidates are quotable.” IfsWantProblemInterestingMediaCandidatesCoverageMedia Coverage Author:Roger Ailes
“An enormous problem with paid media, especially at the congressional level, is it all starts to look alike.” LooksProblemLevelsMediaPaidEnormous Author:Roger Ailes
“When the media would call and want to interview me, I thought it was 'cause they really wanted to find out what I thought about things. I thought it was because they really wanted to find out who I am. That's not what they wanted. They already in their minds knew who I was and they didn't like it, and they wanted face-to-face opportunities to expose my defects and my problems and my racism and bigotry and all this.” WantMindProblemWantedFacesOpportunityCausesMediaRacismWho I AmInterviewsBigotryDefectsFace To Face Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Trolling is an ancient problem. It's been around as long as there has been media.” LongHas BeensProblemMediaAncient Author:Tim Wu
“I think that that the main problem with a lot of social media stuff in terms of ratings is it's a very skewed motivation.” ThinkingProblemMotivationSocialStuffTermMediaSocial MediaRating Author:Michael Schur
“There are a lot of very religious scientists around. I think the problem here is that in our school systems, and to some degree - and this is where it is relevant - with school boards around the country that are mandating curriculums and textbooks, you start seeing this weird watering down of scientific fact so that our kids are growing up in an environment - and this connects to what I was saying earlier abou the media - where everything's contested. Where nothing is true.” ThinkingCountryFactsProblemKidsSchoolReligiousGrowing UpEnvironmentGrowingSeeingMediaDegreesScientistBoardsRelevantTextbooksCurriculumSchool SystemScientific FactsSchool Board Author:Barack Obama
“My goal is to try to weaponize the American people, try to weaponize the conservative movement, try to weaponize the underground conservative Hollywood movement, to weaponize as many people in the center-right country to try to rectify a generation-plus long problem that has been absolute media bias, absolute media used by the Democratic Party as a tool to defeat conservatives.” PeopleTryingLongHas BeensCountryProblemUsedGoalPartyGenerationsMediaMovementToolsHollywoodAbsolutesDemocraticDefeatConservativePlusBiasDemocratic PartyMedia BiasRectify Author:Andrew Breitbart
“If we are not serious about facts and what's true and what's not. And particularly in an age of social media where so many people are getting their information in sound bites and snippets off their phones, if we can't discriminate between serious arguments and propaganda, then we have problems.” PeopleIfsFactsProblemAgeSocialSoundMediaInformationSeriousArgumentPhonesSocial MediaPropagandaBitesSound Bites Author:Barack Obama
“With the media, we don't know what's true, and we don't have radical transparency because we're seeing everything through somebody else's eyes. There's no other industry that has as much power and as much freedom and as little quality control. I can't imagine how anyone could not think that's a problem.” ThinkingKnowsLittlesI CanProblemEyeQualityImagineSeeingMediaIndustryRadicalTransparencyQuality Control Author:Ray Dalio
“We don't know what truth is anymore. You or other media people can say there's no problem, but you're losing your credibility. There's distortion, and it's hurting our society. And as a result of that, there will be forces that, one way or another, are going to naturally bring that into equilibrium.” PeopleKnowsWayProblemForceHurtResultsMediaTruth IsLosingOne WayOur SocietyNo ProblemCredibilityDistortionEquilibrium Author:Ray Dalio
“On Facebook, a lie can seem as convincing to some as an article from SPIEGEL or the Washington Post. That's a problem. I can then like it and like it again and start creating my own media universe, both for me and for my friends, and so we become more and more fenced off from one another.” I CanProblemSeemsLyingUniverseMy OwnMediaCreatingMy FriendsPostsArticlesConvincing Author:David Remnick