Gore Vidal Quote on Media Perception and News

„Of course, it is possible for any citizen with time to spare, and a canny eye, to work out what is actually going on, but for the many there is not time, and the network news is the only news even though it may not be news at all but only a series of flashing fictions.“

Gore VidalGore Vidal sheds light on how lack of time and media framing influence the perception of news.
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Gore Vidal was an American writer, screenwriter, and intellectual known for his sharp style and political essays.

This quote by Gore Vidal critiques the perception of news media and the limited time people have to discern true information.


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Gore Vidal quote about media perception, network news, and flashing fictions

Gore Vidal (1925–2012) was a versatile American writer and intellectual who produced novels, essays, screenplays, and plays. He was known for his critical stance on American politics and society as well as his engagement in social and political debates.

Quote by Gore Vidal on media control and opinion manipulation in the United StatesCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of the wonders of the Western world. No First World country has ever managed to eliminate so entirely from its media all objectivity – much less dissent. Of course, it is possible for any citizen with time to spare, and a canny eye, to work out what is actually going on, but for the many there is not time, and the network news is the only news even though it may not be news at all but only a series of flashing fictions…" Gore Vidal
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Quote by Eric Alterman about the need for comprehensive and understandable news to hold government accountableCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"To become informed and hold government accountable, the general public needs to obtain news that is comprehensive yet interesting and understandable, that conveys facts and outcomes, not cosmetic images and airy promises. But that is not what the public demands." Eric Alterman
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Chris Hedges quote about democracy, truth, and misinformationCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"A democracy survives when its citizens have access to trustworthy and impartial sources of information, when it can discern lies from truth. Take this away and a democracy dies. The fusion of news and entertainment, the rise of a class of celebrity journalists on television who define reporting by their access to the famous and the powerful, the retreat by many readers into the ideological ghettos of the Internet and the ruthless drive by corporations to destroy the traditional news business are leaving us deaf, dumb and blind." Chris Hedges
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Quote about media reporting news versus manufacturing propaganda by Thomas SowellCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"If people in the media cannot decide whether they are in the business of reporting news or manufacturing propaganda, it is all the more important that the public understand that difference, and choose their news sources accordingly." Thomas Sowell
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Quote by Tom Fenton on how media and politicians dumb down the American publicCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"Americans are too broadly underinformed to digest nuggets of information that seem to contradict what they know of the world. Instead, news channels prefer to feed Americans a constant stream of simplified information, all of which fits what they already know. That way they don’t have to devote more air time or newsprint space to explanations or further investigations… Politicians and the media have conspired to infantilize, to dumb down, the American public. At heart, politicians don’t believe that Americans can handle complex truths, and the news media, especially television news, basically agrees." Tom Fenton
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