> ps Does anyone remember the series of images comparing Orson Wells with someone else regarding the overload of bad/junk information?
You're referring to Stuart McMillen's comic-style adaptation of a part of Neil Postman's book, "Amusing Ourselves to Death". Though McMillen has removed his poster at the request of Postman's estate [1], you can still find the comic on the internet [2].
Just to reduce the mixing of themes, I wanted to comment that amusement is a big part of Huxley's Brave New World, but it really doesn't fit with Orwell's 1984. Postman's thesis is that Huxley, not Orwell, was more prescient in his fears for humanity.
I think the best way to do what Orson Welles tried to warn us about, is to "amuse your sheeps to death".