“The mainstream media deliberately filters and obfuscates the real news. It wants to spoon feed the public with a controlled narrative. The mainstream media is part of the elite status quo, and it doesn’t want anything to change that. Therefore, the political revolution will not be televised.”
~ Our democracy withers and dies when we lose access to responsible journalism about affairs that affect our lives.
The political revolution will not be televised, it will be live. (A slight variation of Gil Scott-Heron’s 1970 lyric.)
Failure of the Fourth Estate
We shake our heads in wonder because mainstream media consistently fails to report real, accurate, up-to-date, comprehensive, unbiased news. Isn’t the Fourth Estate supposed to inform citizens about significant current events and offer valid insight into the issues that surround them? Yes, particularly so regarding politics and government. Journalism in the Digital Age explains…
“The press makes the actions of the government known to the public, and voters who disapprove of current trends in policy can take corrective action in the next election. Without the press, the feedback loop is broken and the government is no longer accountable to the people. The press is therefore of the utmost importance in a representative democracy.” ~Danny Crichton, Ben Christel, Aaditya Shidham, Alex Valderrama, Jeremy Karmel
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Often the Media is used as a tool.. a fearful one. xx
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Far too often, Sue.
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Sadly yes.. x
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Thanks for sharing with your readers, Cyril. Very hot days here in Los Angeles. Have a great week 🙂
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I find the blog cited somewhat hyperbolic. Indeed, the mainstream media aren’t doing their job, but I think they crave ratings more than any political status quo. The public has some responsibility here. I know an alarming number of people who don’t follow politics or do so only by cursory review of headlines. Moreover, they don’t read news, they expect to have it spoon-fed. The story mentioned re: the Wikileaks/DNC was readily and repeatedly discussed on MSBC and PBS, not to mention in the NY Times. Adlai Stevenson II said something to the effect that we get the government we deserve. If that is the case, we should be very scared.
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“Adlai Stevenson II said something to the effect that we get the government we deserve. If that is the case, we should be very scared.”
~ I’ve heard that too. And this presidential election campaign, the mainstream media has played a vital role in giving us Trump.
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