"White Noise" in The Media
On the January 11 2005 broadcast of ABC's Good Morning America, Claire Shipman claimed "the political rhetoric on Social Security is white noise" to most Americans.
The novel White Noise by Don DeLillo explores several themes that emerged during the mid-to-late twentieth century. The title is a metaphor pointing to the confluence of all the symptoms of postmodern culture that in their coming-together make it very difficult for an individual to actualize his or her ideas and personality.
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Famous quotes containing the words white, noise and/or media:
“Things that we do
‘Neath the Red, White and Blue,
Though they can’t be called happy or glorious,
Certainly keep us notorious.”
—Noël Coward (1899–1973)
“There is always a certain noise in applause: even in the applause we give ourselves.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
“The media no longer ask those who know something ... to share that knowledge with the public. Instead they ask those who know nothing to represent the ignorance of the public and, in so doing, to legitimate it.”
—Serge Daney (1944–1992)