There is a vast difference between being critical of something and feeling responsible for it. Television gives us the opportunity to criticize what we see, but it does not encourage participation, self-reflection, or personal responsibility. Television informs us by increasing the amount of information that we receive, but TV rarely helps us see the connection between our actions and what we see on television. Most of the people that I have heard speak critically about what they saw on TV are blaming others rather than accepting personal responsibility for the problems in question. Most of Perkinson's examples ignore double description - a dynamic situation in which two parties combine to create a problem.
People criticize scientists and business folk when something goes wrong.
However, most critics do not realize that they are a significant part of the problem. We each encourage scientists and business folk to do what they do with every purchase. This is so important that I wish to restate it. Though TV encourages criticism, it does not favor recognizing and accepting our personal responsibility for our ideas and culture. In fact, Perkinson's argument favors reification and blame, which is the polar opposite of accepting our personal responsibility.