I find myself being drawn toward the culture jamming article by Mark Dery. It frustrates me however that more artist are not going through with such projects. Art is suppose to be the commentary upon which modern times are examined. Such ideas should be expanded.
"Dwindling funds for public schools and libraries, counterpointed by the skyrocketing sales of VCRs and electronic games, have given rise to a culture of "aliteracy," defined by Roger Cohen as "the rejection of books by children and young adults who know how to read but choose not to." The drear truth that two thirds of Americans get "most of their information" from television is hardly a revelation."
We know that this is happening yet little is to be done against the ad campaigns of big industry who is in affect creating a more "aliterate" culture. The rules have changed and steps must be taken to reach people to the danger of fully digitalized media.
Martin A. Lee and Norman Solomon level another, equally disturbing charge:
In an era of network news cutbacks and staff layoffs, many reporters are reluctant to pursue stories they know will upset management. "People are more careful now," remarked a former NBC news producer, "because this whole notion of freedom of the press becomes a contradiction when the people who own the media are the same people who need to be reported on."
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