The moguls are driven by their respective desires for profit - period. Todd Gitlin desiredrivemogul Change image and share on social
The genius of the economic machine is in its ability to convert these indulgences into profitability. It converts desire into attention, a grip on our eyeballs and eardrums, which in turn can be marketed to advertisers. Todd Gitlin abilityadvertiserattention share on social
I am a realist as well as an idealist, and I think that it is incumbent upon those of us in opposition to try to work within what are always arduous circumstances to stretch the limits of the possible. Todd Gitlin arduouscircumstanceidealist share on social
I don't for the life of me understand how anybody could contemplate the results of the 2000 election in the US and say that electoral politics doesn't matter any more, and that Ralph Nader was right when he said there is no difference between the two parties. Todd Gitlin contemplatedifferenceelection share on social
I first came to think about media and politics in the late 1960s, having observed some distortions up close, but since then I wouldn't say that my personal experience has remained an important motive for my writing about media. Todd Gitlin 1960sclosedistortion share on social
I don't think anyone in the media thinks strategically about society. Todd Gitlin mediumsocietystrategically Change image and share on social
Like Americans, people outside America want fun, want an emotional compensation for the utilitarianism and calculation that mark the rest of their lives. Todd Gitlin americaamericancalculation Change image and share on social
So American culture is itself a hybrid and lends itself to use in other people's hybrids. Todd Gitlin americanculturehybrid Change image and share on social
I am concerned about how to reverse the process by which a fundamentalist right and a corporate elite were able to seize power in the United States. Todd Gitlin concerncorporateelite Change image and share on social
Navigation is power of a limited sort - it enables us to manage the immensity of the media torrent. Todd Gitlin enableimmensitylimit Change image and share on social
