Noam Chomsky’s The Responsibility Of Intellectuals is a stinging rebuke to the Main Stream Media’s (MSM) role in spreading disinformation and the “spin” that accompanies all information which threatens the status quo. The piece was written back in 1967 at the height of the US Cold War with the Soviet Union and on the cusp of […]
Public opinion plays a very important role in our political system, and any successful system of government requires the support and approval of those being governed. Opinion polls are used to formulate consensus, which in turn helps develop public policies locally and nationally. Most people’s opinions are formed through a process known as ‘political socialization.’ […]
“There are invisible rulers who control the destinies of millions. It is not generally realized to what extent the words and actions of our most influential public men are dictated by shrewd persons operating behind the scenes.”― Edward Bernays, Propaganda Donald Trump is part of the Hegelian dialectic which the oligarchs have unleashed upon the […]
So, what are all those idealistic Bernie Sanders supporters going to do when Hillary Clinton is installed as President? While I am glad to see more young people participating in this year’s dog-and-pony show, it saddens me that their youthful enthusiasm will soon be horribly crushed. When that happens – and it will, trust me […]
I sat down to dinner recently with the family of one of my oldest and dearest friends. His sister came with her husband and their two young sons. Somehow the state of healthcare in America came up. The eldest son, speaking on behalf of his moron father – ex-Navy – stated emphatically that healthcare is […]
I read Friendly Fascism back in the early eighties, at the very start of the Reagan era. I decided to pick it up again recently to see how far we’ve come since then, and it’s amazing just how spot on author Bertram Gross was in his cogent analysis of elite power structures in America. Reading […]
Why is network news so awful? Because the main stream media [MSM] is no longer concerned with truth or unbiased journalistic integrity, that’s why. Those qualities have disappeared from contemporary broadcast media since Reagan abolished the Fairness Doctrine in 1987. According to the MSM, the only news worth covering is the campaign of Donald Trump. […]
All modern wars since WWII have been fought for resources and power – certainly not to bring democracy or peace to anyone. America keeps the world in a constant state of chaos thanks to the murderous psychopaths in the CIA, and this policy creates massive profits for the true rulers of the planet: Lockheed Martin, […]
How did the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement affect mainstream media (MSM) and vice-versa? In this post I will examine how MSM affected the ability of the Occupy movement to reach – and appeal to – a broader public. By analyzing negative media frames regarding OWS scholars argue that media framing influenced the representation of […]
The Pew Research Center’s annual State of the Media Report underscores recent developments which suggest that American journalism is in the midst of a seismic transformation. Much of the discussion surrounds the ways in which people consume news, and the need for news producers to be able to respond to increasing consumer demands if it […]
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