Theodor Adorno

Theodor Adorno was a German philosopher and musicologist known for his critical theory of society. His theories were often focused on mass media and how it populated the population. He wrote that "the same thing is offered to everybody by the standardised production of consumption goods".  Theodor Adorno believed that unless you were outside what he called the "Culture Industry", any voice of disagreement with strong opinions and beliefs could not possibly be realised. 

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He believed that mass media was creating passive consumers that just absorbed information rather than actively processing it. 

Source: MediaMagazine february 2003 english and media centre