Here is the problem with determining truth. If you adopt a flag or an ideology or a favorite color, you can easily get locked into adopting whatever you hear from your party–your favorite source. Jacques Ellul wrote a very instructive … Continue reading →
Version 2.1 – August 12, 2019 – edited and added information to references section Marshall McLuhan in Conversation with Mike McManus | Sep 19, 1977: https://www.tvo.org/video/archive/marshall-mcluhan-in-conversation-with-mike-mcmanus?utm_source=TVO Transcript: https://www.tvo.org/transcript/155847/marshall-mcluhan-in-conversation-with-mike-mcmanus I am singling out a few of the points McLuhan makes. If … Continue reading →
By Alan Mercer I have a lot to say, but it’s better to just make a few short points. For me, the world has been very disturbing recently. From time to time, I’ve had the same thought, but this year … Continue reading →
Propaganda, Controlled Media, Censorship, Publishing also, Memory Hole, Historical distortions Also see: Social Engineering, Behaviour Modification, Internet Control, Free Speech Related: Amazon.ca: Edward Bernays, Propaganda Amazon.ca: Jacques Ellul, Propaganda Memory Hole, Media/Propaganda, Mind Control: Episode 1 – On the Desperate … Continue reading →
Elements of Journalism: What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect by Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel (2007) For many reasons, this is a really good educational book for those who are interested in journalism. It’s mainly about the … Continue reading →
www.fair.org, Jul 27 ’05 A New Blacklist for “Excuse Makers” New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman has urged the U.S. government to create blacklists of condemned political speech–not only by those who advocate violence, but also by those … Continue reading →
U.S. media still hiding bad news from Americans www.thestar.com, Toronto Star, Antonia Zerbisias, Dec 9 ’04 “If you blinked, you would have missed news of a Pentagon “strategic” report to Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld revealing that U.S. actions “have not … Continue reading →