Imdahl H
Chirurgische Klinik St. Johannes-Hospital, Dortmund.
Langenbecks Arch Chir. 1988;Suppl 2:321-3.
The reduced view results from a discrepancy between the gigantic supply of the media and the limited capacity of the consumer to intellectually process a wealth of impressions. These remain as gross clichees, which the media repeatedly use as thematically fixed, emotionally charged currency. These tendencies reach everywhere, determining which groups of facts we see and in what light we see them. Before the advent of the mass media, opinions were based on direct observations made in a human context. The mass media, in contrast, supply an indirect, impersonal and machine based opinion to an overwhelmingly anonymous public. Understanding is only possible by reducing complexity, mainly by rigorous selection. We live without reflection in a world of simplified pictures, ideas and contexts, becoming aware of their faults only when we are personally involved.
这种简化的观点源于媒体的海量供应与消费者智力处理大量信息的有限能力之间的差异。这些信息留存为粗俗的陈词滥调，媒体反复将其用作主题固定、充满情感的素材。这些倾向无处不在，决定了我们看到哪些事实群体以及以何种视角看待它们。在大众媒体出现之前，观点基于在人际环境中的直接观察。相比之下，大众媒体向绝大多数匿名公众提供间接、非个人化且基于机器的观点。只有通过简化复杂性，主要是通过严格筛选，理解才有可能。我们不假思索地生活在一个由简化的画面、观念和背景构成的世界里，只有当我们亲身涉入其中时才会意识到它们的缺陷。
