The Real Issue is the Media

[rodin]

I could not agree more. Media control was a prerequisite for getting away with blue and white murder for as long as they have. We must not relinquish the internet.

[Mark Gobell]

Good point Anthony.

I watched the infowar piece yesterday on the claim that Iran is the source of the Iraq IEDs.

The film showed pictures of some mortar rounds and some "devices" that are alleged to be in use with the supporting narrative that they are being supplied by Iran.

The film then showed Iran's Revolutionary Guard marching and pictures of the current Ayatollah.

Case closed.

[AllThatWeSeeOrSeem]

Anthony you raise a VERY IMPORTANT point.

You have rightly determined that the overcentralised media which offer a very narrow (unrepresentative) bandwidth of opinion - are at the heart of the problem. (see "Orwell Rolls in his grave" DVD).

Thank God / Allah / Buddah / Shiva / Random Chance etc for the internet because its potential for democratisation is huge. I am sure the police state moguls would wish it were not the case.

However what we need now is strategies to redistribute the media so that there are once again many voices, and many Choices.

I don't know how we can achieve this. For my own part - as a Graphic Designer - I create designs that people can use as posters leaflets flyers etc. I offer them freely - and want them to be shared freely - but only ta all non-profiteers. You can Download them if you go to...

http://s157.photobucket.com/albums/t52/AllThatWeSeeOrSeem/911%20Truth% 20campaign%20Materials

Just open each image fully, then right click (on your mouse) and select “save picture as” – to keep / share and print them. I hope they prove useful…

Peace and Love,

[TonyGosling]

I agree

For what it's worth - the mainstream media IS strictly ideologically controlled (Don't mention the secret religious cult and government - freemasons and Bilderbergers) Remember the Menezes Killing documentary which was recently pulled by the spineless BBC.

They have the truth in a strangle hold. Remember also that the forces of darkness got a good head start on 9/11 itsself - they sprung all their little media traps on the day and weeks after - who were gagging for any authoritative explanation of events

Please don't just blame the journalists - the owners, the editors and the lawyers are the real problem - look at the effort the mostly US moneyed powers that be put into getting rid of Piers Morgan at the Daily Mirror!

Please see my critique of this whole disgusting business here
http://www.nineeleven.co.uk/board/viewtopic.php?t=4631
Under the sub-heading Why so little critique of the 911 tissue of lies?

[blackcat]

http://www.progressivedailybeacon.com/more.php?page=opinion&id=1443

[TonyGosling]

'Journalists' are ten a penny. Especially compliant ones. If you stand up to your editor you may be the next for the chop - most have mortgages to pay and kids to feed are in bondage just like any other worker - you can't expect all journalists to take on their bosses over this - it's just not realistic.

Our union - the NUJ - does its best in a market where independent minded writers and broadcasters are poorly paid and regularly bullied, demoted, sacked and worse. Their favourite trick is to make like you never existed.

[alfsevic]

We used to have journalists who asked uncomfortable questions and found out the truth. Now the new journalist lapdog does what his master orders.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/newswar/view/1.html?&c=3wm

alfsevic

[Emmanuel]

The media is about misinformation and distortion.
It has a loud mouth and ears too.
Its ok for you in Phuket!

[Emmanuel]

Names that we are given at birth do not necessarily represent our identity , only officially.
Its not important what are our names are, the content and and the depth of communication is what really counts.

[mkpdavies]

I think journalism has always been the same and the only difference is it is harder to pull the wool over peoples eyes now, because of the internet.

In the old days, you had the newspapers, then the T.V, which is a control merchants dream.

a) Because it is one way communication, with only a very controlled letters section for example.

b) There were a fixed, controlled amount of papers/TV/Radio channels available, so it was relatively easy to direct all info in a controlled fashion.

Spin and lies is nothing new, just it was very difficult to find out about it, then work with like minded individuals if something was unearthed.

The internet has blown this all wide open. Any old nutter can set up his own new portal now and everything is under a massive communities scrutiny. Everything can be checked, cross refferenced and double checked without even having to leave your seat.

Of course there is huge potential of disinformation and almost cult like behaviour now. Overall though, this most people (never all) realise this and hopefuly this snowballs into people being even more careful with ANY information they recieve. Some may think that means paranoia can set in and it can, but at least people really are thinking about issues and coming to their own conclusions.

The biggest trick now is to not be taken in by the most clever spinners. Stick to looking at the cold hard facts and not become a groupie of a certain personality and you should be O.K. Doesn't mean you can't be wrong, but hopefully everyone now can pick up a paper and recognise blatant spin and bias.

I can't watch the news on T.V. anymore, without spotting blatant propaganda. Fox truly is a painful experience, but then so is the BBC on a lot of occasions.

We live in interesting times.

[Martin Conner]

[TonyGosling]

One answer is publishing & podcasting co-operatives with all journalists deciding editorial policy.....

Red Eye Radio in Vancouver
http://www.vcn.bc.ca/redeye/about_us.html