“Yet, the main issue is not the shaping of the minds by explicit messages in the media, but the absence of a given content in the media.”

“People tend to assess the relative importance of issues by the ease with which they are retrieved from memory—and this is largely determined by the extent of coverage in the media. Frequently mentioned topics populate the mind even as others slip away from awareness. In turn, what the media choose to report corresponds to their view of what is currently on the public’s mind. It is no accident that authoritarian regimes exert substantial pressure on independent media. Because public interest is most easily aroused by dramatic events and by celebrities, media feeding frenzies are common”

“A message was scribbled on the wall: Life is for sale. Alert the news for the media.”

“Whoever controls the media, controls the mind”

“As the wall between advertising and content erodes, the aptitude required to understand the functions and design of media content becomes more complex.”

“All our media are given over to things that are better left unsaid.”