To buy TV time and bypass the usual filters between the public and political figures, are very powerful devices that people can use to attract attention, attract voters. And get influence in our society.

Money, media, and political power are very closely connected.

Everyone understands that in a modern economy - transparency, accountability, a working justice system are part of having a functioning, modern society.

I don't think people have fully processed how deeply television has changed the political process in our own world. Political parties have become vestiges of what they were and individuals with large amounts of money can leapfrog over that process, which can have a positive mediating effect. And so I think there are things to worry about.

If somebody has a monopoly position, and wants to keep that monopoly position, it means that you are effectively shutting out competition from other sources.

We live in a world in which celebrity recognition, media access, and power translate very quickly into political power and indeed economic power.

Knowing where you have come from is important in forming an idea of where you want to go.