“Regulatory Capture” and “Journalism Capture” (November 22, 2021)

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K          “‘Journalism Capture’ or ‘Journalist Capture’ captures the phenomenon.  Pick your phrase, pick your poison.” 

J          “They are just saying what needs to be said in the face of a crisis based on the best science.”

. . .

K          “I have rather liked the media’s general political bias to date.  However, the current propoganda is largely pecuniary not political.  The motivating factor is profit not principle.”

J          “They are just saying what needs to be said in the face of a crisis based on the best science.”

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K          “I vowed if I turned on what I have been describing lately as National Propaganda Radio and the word ‘virus’ or ‘vaccine’ was spouted in the first sentence, I would switch stations.  They did and I did.  I gave them one more chance.  They did and I did.  I had to give them one more chance because this is America.  They did and I did.  I gave them one more chance because this is still America.  They did and I did.  I had to give them one more chance because this is still really America.  They did and I did.  I will tune in for a follow up in a fortnight but otherwise boycott the station.  No more contributions.”

J          “We are in a war.  The message must be uniform, unflinching and unchallenged.”

K          “And in a war, the first casualty is Truth.”

. . .

K          “‘Regulatory capture’ describes the phenomenon of government agencies, created initially to serve the public good, serving instead the interests of the companies and industries they regulate.  The practice, technically illegal, is a result of deliberate efforts on the part of the companies and regulators to co-opt the agencies.”

J          “Sounds like a conspiracy theory.”

K          “It is in fact a conspiracy fact.  Two or more individuals and/or entities are working in concert to promote the public bad.”

. . .

K          “‘Journalism capture’ describes the phenomenon of media entities, many created initially to serve the public good, serving instead the interests of the companies and industries they purport to cover.  The practice, technically unethical and likely illegal, is a result of deliberate efforts on the part of the companies and media entities to co-opt the media.  The media entities are so in debt to the pharmaceutical companies that they must perpetuate the propaganda.”

J          “We are in a war.  The message must be uniform, unflinching and unchallenged.”

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[See the “Free North Declaration” and the discussion in “The Free North Declaration Is an Island of Sanity in a Country Gone Mad” in “NTD” dated November 22, 2021 by Lisa Bildy; “Revealed:  Documents Show Bill Gates Has Given $319 Million to Media Outlets” in “Mint Press News ” dated November 15, 2021 by Alan MacLeod and revised in “Documents show Bill Gates has given $319 million to media outlets to promote his global agenda” in “The Gray Zone” dated November 21, 2021 by Alan MacLeod; and the discussion in “Why have we doctors been silent?” in “The Conservative Woman” dated November 15, 2021 by Lucie Wilk.]

[See the e-commentary at “[Don’t] Support Public Media? (June 10, 2019)” and a year earlier at “National People’s Radio?; National Public Radio?; National Petroleum Radio?; National Propaganda Radio? (June 11, 2018)”.]

Bumper stickers of the week:

Don’t get your medical advice from the television – from either the show or the saturation advertisements.

“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.”  Upton Sinclair

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