Israel ‘hit squad’ kills three in West Bank hospital operation (www.aljazeera.com)

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[-] spacedout@lemmy.ml -2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

A hundred times yes. AP is inseparable from US imperialism. It projects the Pentagon's version of reality to a global audience. Through sheer volume it floods the airwaves to the detriment of other countries' own news agencies, sets the agenda, and is integral to US hegemony, as soft power.

[-] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago

So post your citations

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Michael Parenti, Inventing Reality: The Politics of News Media
Edward Herman & Noam Chomsky, Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media

[-] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago

Your first link is to a summary of a book and your second doesn’t mention the associated press

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago

I don’t know what to tell you. To not be familiar with Chomsky’s or Parenti’s work is to lack basic media literacy, which, to be fair, is most people.

If you don’t want to read a book, you might start with the video documentary: Manufacturing Consent Noam Chomsky and the Media (Documentary) 1080p