From selling drugs to selling new government policies, one thing is for sure. There are a lot of highly paid PR people putting out a lot of press releases. And with the demise of traditional media, how many “journalists” can actually take the time to vet them all? If you’re going to make your story deadline, much easier to use what’s been given to you verbatim, rather than do the hard work of fact-checking, interviewing, and crafting your own take on the matter.
I felt like I was watching The Borg when medical officers of health, media, and government officials used identical wording to pound at the same talking points throughout the age of COVID: “A pandemic of the unvaccinated”. “Safe and effective”. “Masks save lives”. “Dangerous misinformation”.
When you fund the media as does the Canadian government, it’s not surprising that they fall into line to sing your praises—quid pro quo. Either overtly or implicitly, the threat of being defunded undoubtedly reduces journalistic freedom and integrity.
This video is real, and made me literally feel sick and chilled. It was made in 2018 by people who felt that Trump was trying to undermine trust in the media. Like or hate Trump, I think there is every reason to be skeptical of the mainstream media narrative, especially now. Trump, unlike Biden, did not have a sycophantic media who worked to paint him in the best possible light at all times.
Whether it’s Big Oil, Big Tobacco, Big Pharma, or Big Brother - without a functional press, their message gets through to the public without a filter. In her next few articles, Julie will explain just how true is the old saying “He who pays the piper calls the tune”…
"This is extremely dangerous to our Democracy"...Can we really believe we live in a Democracy any more? I'm posting some of the comments from the video...
> This is like watching something from a dystopian future sci-fi movie. Problem is, IT'S REALLY HAPPENING.
> Most People don't realize that there's only about 6 companies that own all major news outlets globally whether it be news papers or T.V.
> This is a masterpiece! Conspiracies are no longer theory when evidence supports it. This video is 4 years old and yet...nothing has changed.
> Conservative control. Now that's some horse manure
> Project Mocking bird Media
> "The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers." - Thomas Jefferson
> "Propaganda is a monologue that is not looking for an answer, but an echo" - W. H. Auden
That is why I flip back and forth between CNN and Fox, CTV and Rebel News... ;-)