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American journalists from various media outlets all propagandized the Iraq war to the point of deceiving the public: * https://web.archive.org/web/200704031539
by isserson 8y ago
American journalists from various media outlets all propagandized the Iraq war to the point of deceiving the public:
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070403153921/http://65.109.167.118/pipa/pdf/oct03/IraqMedia_Oct03_rpt.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20070403153921/http://65.109.167...
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_coverage_of_the_Iraq_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_coverage_of_the_Iraq_War
Stepping back from the liberal imagination that we are all self-actualizing, free individuals, it's easy to see how journalists function within society and the economy according to class politics.
Just look at how American media & technology companies all shut down Alex Jones:
* https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/6/17656840/alex-jones-infowars-facebook-twitter-youtube-platform-moderation-hate-speech https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/6/17656840/alex-jones-infowa...
American elites have been clamoring for corporate and state censorship for years.