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- All media is propaganda. Where does the news come from?
- 1. 80% starts in press release. Reporting is largely a myth.
- https://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/nov/17/mondaymediasection3
- http://archive.is/38gmn
- 2. Leaks are usually authorized. State Department counterintelligence says 85% are. This feeds the news juicy stories in exchange for reporting the right stories.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_Xvh8vo6hI
- 3. Access journalism means that only people who are nice to the subject get more interviews. Softball interviews win awards.
- https://www.stereophile.com/content/access-journalism-vs-accountability-journalism
- http://archive.fo/gA7GM
- 4. You aren't the customer of the news. You are the product the news sells to advertisers. As such advertisers wield true power and are the number one reasons stories are buried.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/20/business/media/buzzfeed-says-posts-were-deleted-because-of-advertising-pressure.html
- http://archive.fo/CP9yk
- 5. If all of that isn't enough you can always hire the libel lawyer the newspaper retains to create a conflict of interest.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EoOEw-hq-o
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk_TcWx7uoM
- https://www.amazon.com/Mafia-CIA-George-Bush/dp/1561712035
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