11 dezembro 2002

VITAMEDIAS
How media saturation takes over our brains: Where does the media get this power, this ability to penetrate our brains and form our opinions without us even noticing that we're being affected? The most immediate answer is that the media has simply saturated our society. But the deeper answer is us.
In reality we are the people who determine what influences us. And we don't do it by slapping our hands over our ears and singing "la la la la" every time we hear a song on the radio with violent lyrics or looking away from every billboard with a music star on it. We control the media with two of the most powerful tools in America today: wallets and remote controls.