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> [The media companies control whether a candidate gets "coverage" - which itself is tied to the knowledge of how much he or she has raised. The networks then know how much money the candidate is likely to spend on commercial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kane-pappas/the-media-companies-control-whether-a-candidate-gets-coverage-which/)

[Robert Kane Pappas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kane-pappas/)

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## More by Robert Kane Pappas

> [It doesn't matter how good your film is; if people don't know about it, they won't go and see it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kane-pappas/it-doesn-t-matter-how-good-your-film-is-if-people-don-t-know-about-it/)

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> [The problem for independent filmmakers is that huge companies control all the promotion, all the advertising. Hollywood films' advertising budgets are as large as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kane-pappas/the-problem-for-independent-filmmakers-is-that-huge-companies-control/)

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> [I had been thinking independently about our ability to forget things that happened, specifically, events that clearly were wrong, that crossed the line. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kane-pappas/i-had-been-thinking-independently-about-our-ability-to-forget-things/)

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> [The problem of media/politics is multifold. Many things are out of whack.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kane-pappas/the-problem-of-media-politics-is-multifold-many-things-are-out-of/)

[Robert Kane Pappas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kane-pappas/)

> [The media companies control whether a candidate gets "coverage" - which itself is tied to the knowledge of how much he or she has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kane-pappas/the-media-companies-control-whether-a-candidate-gets-coverage-which/)

[Robert Kane Pappas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kane-pappas/)

> [Many of us had this idea of doing independent film, of making personal, relevant films, as opposed to Hollywood fluff. I directed a few.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kane-pappas/many-of-us-had-this-idea-of-doing-independent-film-of-making-personal/)

[Robert Kane Pappas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kane-pappas/)

> [If you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe it. It really is public brainwashing and misinformation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kane-pappas/if-you-repeat-a-lie-often-enough-people-will-believe-it-it-really-is/)

[Robert Kane Pappas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kane-pappas/)

> [A politician without money for advertising is out of luck. They are not taken seriously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kane-pappas/a-politician-without-money-for-advertising-is-out-of-luck-they-are/)

[Robert Kane Pappas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kane-pappas/)

> [In-depth reporting is expensive. It is much cheaper to have people sit around or on remotes and talk about politics like it's baseball. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kane-pappas/in-depth-reporting-is-expensive-it-is-much-cheaper-to-have-people-sit/)

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