Propaganda...
Forgive me but one last post before we get back to sex...
The media has really been pissing me off here. Every news bulletin is interviewing some commuter asking "Are you scared to use public transport?". If the person has the temerity to answer "no", then they follow up with "Really? Are you sure?". They have gone out of their way to show streets that are empty and busses and trains that are less than full. And yet when I look out of my office window, I see as many people in London as I always do. My train this morning had its normal, overcrowded, standing-room-only (well not in first class where I sit...) environment. All my staff are in work. That is the news story.
What do the terrorists want? To spread fear...
What have ordinary Londoners done (often, admittedly, because they have no choice) is not give into that fear - to stop the terrorists from winning. They have got on with their lives.
And what do our loyal media try to do? Deepen that fear, perpetuate the threat, show the terror...
A simple question: whose side are they on?
posted by Salvatori at 4:05 pm
2 Comments:
Depends who you listen to. ITN & Sky is particularly bad - nothing is just "an accident" it's always "a horifiying accident", "terifying ordeal" "shocking revelation", etc. They are more interested in US style human interest stories to manipulate emotions (especially fear) than actually just reporting the facts.
The media is on the side of money. It really doesn't have so much to do with ideology or responsibility. People who are afraid elicit a stronger emotional response than people who are getting on with it. The media will more eagerly portray fear every time. In their calculus, it is much better for the bottom line.
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