Raymond Wil­li­ams in 1974 talk­ing about the attrac­tions of telly and advert­ising, from the truly dread­fully titled Tele­vi­sion: Tech­no­logy and Cul­tural Form — page 132:

Many people who are aware of the manip­u­lat­ive powers of tele­vi­sion and radio, or of its appar­ently inex­haust­ibly appeal to chil­dren, react in ways which impli­citly sup­press all the his­tory of com­mu­nic­a­tion. Con­tinue read­ing →