Media Criticism Mugs

'We want to assure viewers that no brain cells can be damaged during the transmission of this programme.'

Violence in television,

The Savile Report: a retrospective.

Unsocial Media

"Ever notice that this show advertising prescription medications keeps getting interrupted by the nightly network news?"

Power, Channel, Volume, Brightness, Sex and Violence Controls,

Note to viewers: We've cut back on sexual content by replacing it with violence.

'When television insults Walter's intelligence, he insults it right back.'

Newspaper headlines before and after Christmas.

"The media and others who criticize my conspiracy theories are out to get me!"

'You don't know how much it would mean to me if you could just jump.'

'...In other news, a brand-new ethnic group joined the terrorist movement today....'

'This one is for emphasizing everyone's right to exist, in my TV commentary.'

'All you get are repeats these days.'

'I'm opposed to violence on TV! The gunshots wake me up!'

"The show's a big hit, but a little too risque. It's not worth the aggravation we're getting from the watchdog groups."

"Isn't technology great? We can see beheadings, homeless war refugees, citizens versus cops, fraternity lunch mobs, and government shut downs in hi-def."

'Breaking News: Angelina Jolie files for divorce from Brad Pitt...'

"Baldo, this show is for special entertainers...people who reach millions every day, who tell stories, who make you smile, who make you think..."

"Somewhere in the world today something happened that didn't happen and when it didn't happen it had a tremendous impact on the lives of the people that it didn't happen to. Now, for what's not happening in the world fo sports."

"Well, that really plumbed new depths…let's watch it again on their 'plus-one' channel."

"He really hates all the fake news!!"

"Alternative facts are complete nonsense. What I'm talking about are factual alternatives."

Lies on social media

How We Hate Us

"None of this news seems 'fit to print' to me!"

"We have met the enemy and he is the media."

"Honey, quick! Look at this — CNN is showing actual news!"

"My word, that Garfield is one brainless #!@*% cat."

"I totally get it. I hate Fake News, too."

Sucking Up to Gen X

Past Priorities

Summertime Blues

The Truth is Disqualified

Massacre in Colorado: Bring On the Schmaltz