“When media coverage sets up a binary opposition between “the accuser” and “the accused,” there is no longer a victim or even an alleged victim - a flesh and blood person who was harmed by the violent act of another.” PersonsBloodMediaVictimFleshViolentOppositionAccusedCoverageFlesh And BloodBinaryAccusersMedia CoverageViolent Acts Author:Jackson Katz
“To swear day and night by media slander will make one a bigger victim than the slandered. It doesn't take much to begin to fear a mere illusion of human badness.” HumansNightMediaIllusionBiggerVictimMereSwearDay And NightSlanderBadness Book:Healology Source: Healology
“Anyone, any type of story, it doesnt have to be a crime victim, you dont have to let yourself be food for the media.” StoriesMediaCrimeTypeVictimCrime Victims Author:Bernhard Goetz
“There are few talents so richly rewarded - especially in politics and the media - as the ability to portray parasites as victims, and portray demands for preferential treatment as struggles for equal rights.” AbilityStruggleRightsTalentMediaDemandEqualVictimTreatmentEqual RightsParasitesPreferential Treatment Author:Thomas Sowell
“[T]here's a good reason to stay pessimistic about deficits as far as the eye can see. It's called the 'news' media. Legislators who want to get re-elected will clearly want to avoid any spending decision that will create bad national publicity, and our news media, the manufacturers of bad national publicity, will send crying victims down the assembly line at the slightest thought of a social spending cut or freeze. Exhibit A is Sen. Jim Bunning.” WantReasonEyeSocialLinesDecisionCuttingMediaCryNewsVictimSpendingDeficitPublicityAssemblyExhibitsFreezePessimisticLegislatorsNews MediaAssembly LineSpending CutsReason To Stay Author:L. Brent Bozell, Jr.
“I was a victim of what most people are a victim of, which is really, really just gulping down what was being fed to me by the media.” PeopleMediaVictimFeds Author:Sarah Paulson
“At my age I can handle people writing junk about me on social media, but I sometimes air "mean tweets" on my show to highlight how destructive this meanness and bullying is to young people. I know how devastating it is for a young person to be the victim of such ugliness.” PeopleKnowsWritingMeanPersonsI CanSometimesShowsAgeYoungSocialKnow HowAirMediaVictimSocial MediaHandleDestructiveBullyingUglinessJunkTweetHighlightsMeanness Author:Gretchen Carlson