John Lennon had it right; Television is the opiate of the masses.
Art is about seeking and finding a truth. Perhaps it's a small truth that is so powerful that it becomes a universal truth. In the art of the 21st century media art is the vehicle. Digital media allows you to section and repeat time. It compresses space.
The network is the medium. The only way to counteract global marketing is to tell the truth about yourself. Call them as you see them even if it means you won't be marketable.
Bay Buchanan goes on CNN and says that Americans are tired of hearing about Katrina victims. Does the Republican media machine have no shame? Here's a New Orleans blogs who take issue with Bay. Wet Bank Guide