Mainstream media: Watchdog or lapdog?
"The
business of the journalist is to destroy the truth; to lie outright; to
pervert; to vilify; to fawn at the feet of mammon, and to sell the
country for his daily bread. You know it and I know it and what folly is
this toasting an independent press. We are the tools and vassals of the
rich men behind the scenes. We are the jumping jacks, they pull the
strings and we dance. Our talents, our possibilities and our lives are
all the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes." -- John Swinton
"The media serve the
interests of state and corporate power, which are closely interlinked,
framing their reporting and analysis in a manner supportive of
established privilege and limiting debate and discussion accordingly." -- Noam Chomsky
So what happens when a key player in a free society is corrupted and no longer plays its proper role? The simple answer: that society is no longer free - unless of course it can replace the corrupt player. The blogs and social media of today now play the critical role that the media of yesteryear once did. Of course, the natural reaction of the powerful is to use all means at their disposal to suppress views that may loosen their grip on power. Here are some enlightening views on events in our world today.
The American Dream
Waking People Up And Getting Them To Realize That The American Dream Is Quickly Becoming The American NightmareMost Americans believe the lie that the mainstream media is "fair and balanced" and is looking out for the interests of average Americans. Well, that simply is not true. Those in the mainstream media serve those that are providing them with paychecks. The reality is that just 6 gigantic corporations collectively own most of the major mainstream media outlets in this country. Reporters are simply not going to be allowed to report stories that are severely damaging to those corporations or to the owners of those corporations. In addition, reporters are simply not going to be allowed to report stories that are severely damaging to those that spend millions of dollars on advertising (such as pharmaceutical companies) on those mainstream media outlets. At this point, our "news" is absolutely packed with propaganda. Way too often, things are not what they seem to be on television. The mainstream media lies, lies and then lies some more. They give us the version of "reality" that their owners want us to have.
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