"Just as we would not traditionally assume that someone is literate if they can read but not write, we should not assume that someone possesses media literacy if they can consume but not express themselves"

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Source : Henry Jenkins (2006). “Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide”, p.170, NYU Press

Henry Jenkins

#Writing Quotes #Media Quotes #Assuming Quotes

“To stand in a great bookshop crammed with books so new that their pages almost stick together, and the gilt on their backs is still fresh, has an excitement no less delightful than the old excitement of the second-hand bookstall.”
“Calm, open debate, and logical thought drive strength to its maximum effectiveness.”
“Opera is one of the most important art forms. It should be listened to and appreciated by everyone.”
“Flaws make us all human, and you're rooting for characters because of those flaws. It's ageless if you're interested in relationships and the way people can or can't relate to each other.”
“Let nothing novel be introduced!”
“Let's face facts, this is visual medium, there's a very high premium put on people who are good-looking. But the minute you rely on that you get yourself in trouble. You certainly don't make a career out of that anymore as an actor.”
“[Among conservatives] there's been too much pseudo-populism, almost too much concern and attention for, quote, 'the people'.... After all, we conservatives are on the side of the lords and barons.... We...are pulling up the drawbridge against the peasants.”
“Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.”

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