The media transforms the gr... by Michel De Certeau, a French Writer

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“The media transforms the great silence of things into its opposite. Formerly constituting a secret, the real now talks constantly. News reports, information, statistics, and surveys are everywhere.”

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Name: Michel De Certeau

Nationality: French

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Political organizations have slowly substituted themselves for the Churches as the places for believing practices. Politics has once again become religious.

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