#media

The media love coarse debate because coarse debate drives ratings and ratings generate profits. Unless the TV producer happens to be William Shakespeare, an argument is more interesting than a soliloquy - and there will never be a shortage of people willing to argue on TV. ↗

— John Sununu

#argument #because #coarse #debate #drives

By virtue of some of the ways the game is played, in terms of message discipline, in terms of access for reporters, and especially in the way that sources and subjects, especially famous subjects, treat the media, almost by default there's more news that's falling into books. ↗

— Ron Suskind

#almost #books #default #discipline #especially

I get 0.5 seconds to react to a ball, sometimes even less than that. I can't be thinking of what XYZ has said about me. I need to surrender myself to my natural instincts. My subconscious mind knows exactly what to do. It is trained to react. At home, my family doesn't discuss media coverage. ↗

— Sachin Tendulkar

#ball #conscious mind #coverage #discuss #even

Without a Mayaguez, or something comparable that we don't see in the immediate future, there is probably no one thing the President can do to himself to turn this situation around. ↗

— Robert Teeter

#comparable #future #himself #immediate #immediate future

I am damn good. I am doing all this for Egypt and nothing else. I reject 70 per cent of media interviews while these people who accuse me are running after them. ↗

— Zahi Hawass

#after #am #cent #damn #doing

I'm glad Reagan is president. Of course, I'm a professional comedian. ↗

— Will Durst

#course #glad #i #president #professional

I do a lot of Vegas work and work with the comedians. ↗

— Ben E. King

#i #i do #lot #vegas #work

It is good that these terrorists are now facing justice, but in the reporting of the case, it would be helpful if the media didn't help them with their propaganda mission by unquestioningly repeating false information about their detention. ↗

— Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr.

#case #detention #facing #false #good

And dance is wonderful because dance is so immediate. ↗

— Graeme Murphy

#dance #immediate #wonderful

I think any actor would agree that you can't replace theater. It's immediate. You have the energy of the crowd and every single night it's different. ↗

— Austin Peck

#agree #any #crowd #different #energy