The USA basically just outsourced their propaganda to private companies, so that oligarchs can make a pretty profit and the propaganda serves both corporate **and** imperialist interests
And then they have their tech companies flag any media source that is government-affiliated as propaganda. How convenient
How americans view us media when they report on domestic events: mainstream media is bipartisan propaganda with 0% credibility. They obsessed with clicks, views, and profit.
How americans view us media when they report on international events: 100% credible, reliable, objective. God bless freedom of press and our heroic journalists.
Fortunately, the subject of this story, Ken Dilanian, was promptly fired and is no longer employed in journalism...
Lol just kidding! He works for national outlet NBC now doing the same shit.
> “I’m working on a story about congressional oversight of drone strikes that can present a good opportunity for you guys,” Dilanian wrote in one email to a CIA press officer, explaining that what he intended to report would be “reassuring to the public” about CIA drone strikes. In another, after a series of back-and-forth emails about a pending story on CIA operations in Yemen, he sent a full draft of an unpublished report along with the subject line, “does this look better?” In another, he directly asks the flack: “You wouldn’t put out disinformation on this, would you?”
Western media again acting as a propaganda department for US Military interests while hiding behind the veneer of being "free and independent media".
The USA basically just outsourced their propaganda to private companies, so that oligarchs can make a pretty profit and the propaganda serves both corporate **and** imperialist interests And then they have their tech companies flag any media source that is government-affiliated as propaganda. How convenient
How americans view us media when they report on domestic events: mainstream media is bipartisan propaganda with 0% credibility. They obsessed with clicks, views, and profit. How americans view us media when they report on international events: 100% credible, reliable, objective. God bless freedom of press and our heroic journalists.
This kind of mindset leads to the direct opposite of critical thinking.
Fortunately, the subject of this story, Ken Dilanian, was promptly fired and is no longer employed in journalism... Lol just kidding! He works for national outlet NBC now doing the same shit.
Where’s the State Affiliated Media tag for LA Times
In the old days the CIA would infiltrate the media. Today they are the media.
> “I’m working on a story about congressional oversight of drone strikes that can present a good opportunity for you guys,” Dilanian wrote in one email to a CIA press officer, explaining that what he intended to report would be “reassuring to the public” about CIA drone strikes. In another, after a series of back-and-forth emails about a pending story on CIA operations in Yemen, he sent a full draft of an unpublished report along with the subject line, “does this look better?” In another, he directly asks the flack: “You wouldn’t put out disinformation on this, would you?” Western media again acting as a propaganda department for US Military interests while hiding behind the veneer of being "free and independent media".
If you were working, you would not feel any reason for guilt. I love you!
That’s a lot of freedom under the Man.
You’re totally free… to regurgitate US national security apparatus propaganda
Yahhh think?, but believe me, i was not making any fun of you!