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Please list specific examples, and I’ll explain the difference.
by reefoctopus 8y ago
Please list specific examples, and I’ll explain the difference.
- sschueller 8y agoLead up to Iraq war for example. The only difference between media like RT and for example the NYT is that RT is directly controlled by the state while the NYT is played like a puppet. The blatant way RT is influenced is not acceptable in the Unites States however that does not mean the NYT and others are not used for propaganda. Just think about it from the other side. If you were at the white house or working at the CIA and you needed to push your agenda (what ever that might be). How would you influence the media? What would prevent you from having some of your agents actually work a media outlet, or even for you to pay journalists directly? Or leak via trusted sources that the media loves to use? The media has a strong fear of missing out, how can you exploit that?
- reefoctopus 8y agoRussia uses fake American social media profiles to astroturf every website with a comment box with extremist propaganda. See how that’s different than a private news organization being a little too obsequious?