Propaganda’s Triumph over Journalism As the world hurtles toward a new Cold War and possibly a nuclear confrontation over Ukraine, the West’s “free press” is again serving the role of an obedient propaganda service — demonizing Russia, presenting a one-sided narrative and feeding a dangerous belligerence. Propaganda? What Propaganda? Western Media Monopoly vs Alternative and Non-Western Media John Pilger, Consortiumnews December 7, 2014 | Why has so much journalism succumbed to propaganda? Why are censorship and distortion standard practice? Why is the BBC so often a mouthpiece of rapacious power? Why do the New York Times and the Washington Post deceive their readers? Why are young journalists not taught to understand media agendas and to challenge the high claims and low purpose of fake objectivity? And why are they not taught that the essence of so much of what’s called the mainstream media is not information, but power? John Pilger is an Australian-British journalist based in London. This article was derived from his address to the Logan Symposium, “Building an Alliance Against Secrecy, Surveillance & Censorship”, organized by the Centre for Investigative Journalism, London, Dec. 5-7, 2014. Full story … evergreenedigest.org/propaganda’s-triumph-over-journalism Related: Propaganda? What Propaganda? Western Media Monopoly vs Alternative and Non-Western Media, Peter Lavelle Global Research / Rise Up Times I believe it important to understand how western media beat the drum of war on behalf of George W. Bush. The echo chamber demonstrated it could be counted on to back acts of aggression around the world with impunity. Full story ... evergreenedigest.org/propaganda-what-propaganda-western-media-monopoly-vs-alternative-and-non-western-media
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