Can America Survive the Corporate Media ?

Question

If the bending of truth, propaganda, is a tool of tyranny (which it is) can America survive the wholesale and blatant manipulation of news by the media corporations ?

On issues such as 9/11, 'weapons of mass destruction', the invasion and occupation of Iraq, Iran, North Korea, the supposed threat of 'Muslim terrorists' etc. we see relentless unfair and blatantly biased 'news' that is little more than propaganda used to force on the free world an unaccountable and unelected government - a permanent state of emergency - ruled by men who are (like the media) unaccountable, though they claim to serve us.

Whatever happened to the independent media ?

Answer 1

Probably not. There is a greed and a meglomaniac tendency that seems to have gripped the upper echlons, and fear at the ground level. There is very little will to change.

Answer 2

Although some of that may be true, I think you are generalizing a lot. The media aren't what's wrong with the world. Not all media are blatantly manipulating the truth. I am sure this rings true for some, but by no means would I say all. I think you are probably thinking more along the lines of Fox News, for instance, in which case, I would say you have an excellent point. Fox News is a disgrace and their programming is definitely biased hogwash.On the other hand, I thought that people tend to think the opposite of the media these days...that the media are often criticizing of the government...

In general, there is no way that the media can survive and be independent in today's world of commercialization and corporate convergence. You must remember that the media have to stay friendly with the government in many respects, because they have a mutual relationship. If they report too much against government bodies, then they will not have access to some stories because the government officials will simply refuse to talk to them for fear of being framed badly in a story. This puts the media in an obvious bind. The results of too much power within the executive positions of media corporations are the same as with any position of power in our society -- the rich often become corrupt and will do whatever they need to do to make a few million bucks -- in this case, selling news stories without thoroughly investigating them (which is a whole other problem in that with all this convergence of media corporations and the emergence of Internet media, old media has to be faster and faster in delivering news so they don't get beat to the punch).

Some media have hidden agenda, some are truly working to be fair. People need to be more attentive to which ones they are listening to. But do people want to be more attentive or do they want to listen to messages that affirm their previous beliefs?? Do they want boring stories or sensationalized stories?? I think the answers to these questions are obvious.

At least America still has a lot of great local and community newspapers and t.v. stations that can be trusted more than the mainstream media. I don't think the media are bad, but maybe just have some bad seeds here and there. I don't think this is because of a corruption of the media, but a corruption of society in general. Doesn't the media represent society and vice versa?

That is my brief answer. I could say a lot more, but you get the point.

Answer 3

Only if they shut their TVs off.
I find with the help of the Internet, I am getting news from more independent sources, like normal everyday people and other web sites so I can compare information. Yea forget the TV, that's only for brainwashing people. The media is all lies.

Answer 4

purely some actuality-checking: there have been 11 assaults on embassies and consulates in the time of the Bush administration, six of which led to fifty one fatalities. the only distinction between those and Benghazi is the Democrats did no longer use those assaults for partisan earnings. rapid and livid began in 2006. For those preserving score that became into in the time of the Bush administration. the the remainder of your submit represents the same point of unwell-cautioned hyperbole.