"We live in a media world simultaneously obsessed with technology and personality." ― Eric Alterman Topic(s): Technology More From Eric Alterman "Americans have always evinced some distrust of government, but the current situation has exacerbated this to a degree that may be unprecedented." "Whether one agrees or disagrees with the tactics of the Occupy Wall Street movement, it’s easy to understand the inspiration for its anger as well as its impatience." "The myth of the liberal media empowers conservatives to control debate in the United States to the point where liberals cannot even hope for a fair shake anymore." More In Technology "When I do get free time, I spend a lot of it at home with my family and my close friends and I think that’s what keeps me happy, healthy, grounded, and totally in check."― Leighton Meester "As children, many of us were taught never to talk to strangers. As parents and grandparents, our message must change with technology to include strangers on the Internet."― Judy Biggert "Technology has saved us money in some circumstances, but it has really afforded us the ability to cover stories from locations we might not have been able to in the past."― Jim Walton