Todd Gitlin (born 1943) is an American sociologist, political writer, novelist, and cultural commentator.
Sure, I've often been misrepresented - anyone frequently quoted has this experience. Use this quote
I first came to think about media and politics in the late 1960s, having observed some distortions up close, but since then I wouldn't say that my personal experience has remained an important motive for my writing about media. Use this quote
American movies and music deliver themes of freedom, innocence, and power that appeal to others - partly because America itself was put together out of a multiplicity of national traditions. Use this quote
I don't for the life of me understand how anybody could contemplate the results of the 2000 election in the US and say that electoral politics doesn't matter any more, and that Ralph Nader was right when he said there is no difference between the two parties. Use this quote
My position is not that John Kerry is either Jesus Christ or the prophet Mohammad. My position is that John Kerry is the possibility of restarting politics. Use this quote
Right now, we have no possibility of politics because we have a one-party state. Use this quote
I am concerned about how to reverse the process by which a fundamentalist right and a corporate elite were able to seize power in the United States. Use this quote
I don't think anyone in the media thinks strategically about society. Use this quote
