| edmar on Thu, 17 Mar 2005 14:06:27 +0100 (CET) |
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Hey There is already a huge problem with bias and misinformation in the mainstream media. But the ugliness has been amplified recently. In the past few days a small blip regarding state sponsored domestic propaganda in the NYT and the alternative media has erupted. The problem is centered around the practice of fake news being issued via government video news releases to mainstream television media outlets. the hunt for WMD perhaps the most famous of the fake stories. The video news releases often plays without letting the viewer know that a government agency or corporation created the content.. Since most american's get their news form tv this is a big problem... A democracy now broadcast on Monday March 15 is perhaps the most interesting place to start investigating the matter: State Propaganda: How Government Agencies Produce Hundreds of Pre-Packaged TV Segments the Media Runs as News http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/03/14/152202 fake news is now replacing the already biased "real " news. here are a few articles that will help us see what is happening. To learn more about this not so surprising but totally out of control practice start here: http://www.freepress.net/propaganda/ The Age of the Fake http://spinwatch.server101.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=341 Administration Rejects Ruling On PR Videos GAO Called Tapes Illegal Propaganda http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A35010-2005Mar14?language=printer The Propaganda Czar from Paris + Texas http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0314-21.htm - its happening in the uk too... The Ministry of Defence in the Control Room Did the BBC Broadcast Fake News Reports? http://www.counterpunch.org/miller03142005.html So what can we do about it? Check out this petition and let everyone know what is up. >From the freepress site: Stop News Fraud The White House is infiltrating local news broadcasts with taxpayer-funded covert propaganda. At least 20 federal agencies have produced and distributed fake news stories touting Bush administration policies. Last Friday, the Bush administration told government agencies to keep on producing the bogus broadcasts -- even after Congress' Government Accountability Office declared these "video news releases" to be illegal. Together we forced an investigation of pundits on the government payroll. With your help, we can force Congress, the Federal Communications Commission and local broadcasters to crack down on covert propaganda and keep fake news off the air. Once you've signed the petition, Free Press will let you know in the coming weeks about others in your area working to forge "citizen agreements" with local TV stations to ensure broadcasters always identify their sources. WANTED: 250,000 Americans to Fight Fake News & Government Propaganda http://www.prwatch.org/node/3365 > The Bush administration has produced look-alike news propaganda clips and > then persuaded television stations across the country to air them > uncritically and, often, uncut. As many as 20 government departments have > produced fake news which stations broadcast as though they had produced the > segments themselves > > http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=619654 <...> # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: [email protected] and "info nettime-l" in the msg body # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: [email protected]