From the editor.Cartel (n.) -- A combination of independent commercial enterprises designed to limit competition. Americans have more than one TV channel and more than one newspaper. Yet they all seem to parrot the same Establishment line. The reason is not just (or even primarily) because most reporters are liberal; most reporters are liberal because liberalism, not genuine conservatism, is what it takes to get ahead in the world of Big Media. Understanding that the news media is biased is important, of course. But the bias cannot be fully understood or even detected without first recognizing the revolutionary political agenda behind the bias. The principal purpose of this special issue of THE NEW AMERICAN is to expose the media cartel and its revolutionary agenda (see "Behind the Bias" on the following page). The cartel's agenda, minus the Madison Avenue Madison Avenue, celebrated street of Manhattan, borough of New York City. It runs from Madison Square (23d St.) to the Madison Bridge over the Harlem River (138th St.). In the 1940s and 50s, some of the major U.S. packaging, is to condition the American people An American people may be:
Another purpose of this issue is to show the key tactics the media employ to beguile the public. Americans who understand the media cartel agenda, and who also understand the cartel's propaganda tactics, will be much better able to "read between the lines Between the lines can refer to:
Media propaganda tactics exposed in this issue include: * Blackout: The media cartel decides what the news is and what it is not. Stories conflicting with the party line are spiked (if possible) or downplayed (page 17). * Misdirection MISDIRECTION, practice. An error made by a judge in charging the jury in a special case. 2. Such misdirection is either in relation to matters of law or matters of fact. 3.-1. : When a story damaging to the cartel picks up too much momentum to be spiked outright, the media will often try to misdirect mis·di·rect tr.v. mis·di·rect·ed, mis·di·rect·ing, mis·di·rects 1. To aim (a blow or projectile, for example) badly. 2. To give wrong instructions or directions to. 3. the public's attention to another story. The classic example of this "sleight of hand sleight of hand n. pl. sleights of hand 1. A trick or set of tricks performed by a juggler or magician so quickly and deftly that the manner of execution cannot be observed; legerdemain. 2. " tactic is how President Clinton, with the complicity of the media magicians, was impeached for transgressions related to the Monica Lewinsky Monica Samille Lewinsky (born July 23, 1973) is an American woman with whom the former United States President Bill Clinton admitted (after initially denying) to having had an "inappropriate relationship"[1] while Lewinsky worked at the White House in 1995 and 1996. scandal when he should have been impeached for the far more serious crime of "Chinagate" (page 23). * Expert opinion: Instead of presenting its message in its own voice, the media cartel devotes plenty of airtime and space to supposedly impartial "experts" who echo the Establishment line. This enables the media to disseminate their propaganda while still retaining the appearance of impartiality. In fact, the Establishment-favored "experts" may more easily beguile the public, since the "experts" supposedly have the backgrounds to know what they are talking about (page 27). * Smear: The media cartel damages and destroys reputations by distorting facts and playing on the public's emotions. The best recent example of the stratagem STRATAGEM. A deception either by words or actions, in times of war, in order to obtain an advantage over an enemy. 2. Such stratagems, though contrary to morality, have been justified, unless they have been accompanied by perfidy, injurious to the rights of at work is the "two minutes hate" directed at Trent Lott -- who, of course, cooperated in his own downfall by constantly apologizing for thoughts he had not expressed (page 33). * Defining Popular Opinion: The media cartel creates the appearance of popular support for its agenda through its use of public opinion surveys, its coverage of supposedly spontaneous mass demonstrations, etc. (page 35). * Mass Entertainment: The media cartel propagandizes not only through news programming but through movies and other forms of mass entertainment. But Hollywood's "entertainment" fare also serves to distract and dumb down dumb down verb A popular term for simplifying language to a less sophisticated–ergo, 'dumb'–audience the public, both intellectually and morally (page 38). * Hobson's Choice Hob·son's choice n. An apparently free choice that offers no real alternative. [After Thomas Hobson : The media mavens kindly present "conservative" and "liberal" solutions to the problems of the day. But often genuine solutions are either not mentioned or viewed as outside the "mainstream" (page 43). Although the Establishment media cartel is immensely powerful, it does not control every newsroom decision and every news organ. Americans, therefore, still have access to the unvarnished truth, and they should seek out and learn the truth to the fullest extent possible. Part of this challenge is to get information from a source with a proven track record for accuracy, such as this publication. Another part is to recognize the major media's not-so-hidden agenda, so that their stories may be evaluated in the proper context. But becoming better informed is not enough. For a thumbnail sketch thumbnail sketch n → esbozo thumbnail sketch n → croquis m thumbnail sketch thumb n → of the solution, please see this writer's article on the last page. To order additional copies of this special issue at quantity discount prices, see the ad on page 22. |
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