The most powerful special interest in Washington today is the media. Because, not only, do they give money and lobby and do all the things that industries do in Washington and companies do. But they, of course, control whether a politician's mug will get on the tube. Now that's power, that's the ultimate power! In a political realm, it's controlling perceptions.
from: Orwell Rolls in His Grave (Documentary 2004)
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