All the network cares about is how many times you say 'Fuck' on the air.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Jagger criticizes networks for prioritizing sensational content like profanity over substantive material.
- In plain terms
- Networks only care about how often you use bad words on TV.
- What can you take from it?
- Media often prioritizes shock value over substance.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What drives media content?
- Should networks focus on substance?
Another view
Profanity may be a metric among many others.
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