Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Right-Wing Pipeline of Lies and Propaganda Distorts Media Coverage: New Study @alternet

Right-Wing Pipeline of Lies and Propaganda Distorts Media Coverage: New Study @alternet:

"The Columbia Journalism Review counsels that the first step to effectively combatting the toxic conservative media bubble is for the mainstream press to recognize “that it is operating in a propaganda and disinformation-rich environment.” Another key thing to understand is that propaganda and disinformation enjoy a direct pipeline to the Oval Office, where it is consumed, validated, exploited and used to direct policy. Cutting though the nonsense that emanates from this toxic interplay between the president and his media enablers will be one of the greatest challenges of the Trump era."