It has long been suspected that the media, as a whole is a deceptive organization. Conspiracies have run rampant for decades, and simple common sense of the people has infiltrated the masses enough now alerting us not to believe everything we read.
Deceptive reporting was first brought to public attention when Operation Mockingbird, designed and implemented by the US Central Intelligence Agency in the early 1950s was uncovered. It was exposed as the clandestine activity of those who wanted to dictate the opinions of the subscribers of news and general media. There are those who control the media, and want to sway public opinion. As early as Operation Mockingbird it was reported that reporters within large news organizations were paid to illegitimately influence domestic and foreign thinking. Now, with technology driving digital marketing even more deeply into the psyches of the masses, we are at the mercy of being manipulated more than ever. The Central Intelligence Agency of the US was at the hub of these nefarious acts, but who …show more content…
Some candidates, more than others have pointed to the unethical pattern of the media in its attempts to influence rather than just report. It has been observed that if a particular candidate doesn't play by the rules of the media, the press will come after him or her in attempt to destroy their character. Outright lies have been printed, and some retracted, but not without leaving a scar. The media has been corrupted by their ownership, top management and major corporations. Printed and aired news stories are decided against a backdrop of what will benefit the news organization politically, and their bottom line. One presidential candidate in particular – I won't mention any names, has pointed out that the media has just become a lapdog of the special interest groups within the
Deceptive reporting was first brought to public attention when Operation Mockingbird, designed and implemented by the US Central Intelligence Agency in the early 1950s was uncovered. It was exposed as the clandestine activity of those who wanted to dictate the opinions of the subscribers of news and general media. There are those who control the media, and want to sway public opinion. As early as Operation Mockingbird it was reported that reporters within large news organizations were paid to illegitimately influence domestic and foreign thinking. Now, with technology driving digital marketing even more deeply into the psyches of the masses, we are at the mercy of being manipulated more than ever. The Central Intelligence Agency of the US was at the hub of these nefarious acts, but who …show more content…
Some candidates, more than others have pointed to the unethical pattern of the media in its attempts to influence rather than just report. It has been observed that if a particular candidate doesn't play by the rules of the media, the press will come after him or her in attempt to destroy their character. Outright lies have been printed, and some retracted, but not without leaving a scar. The media has been corrupted by their ownership, top management and major corporations. Printed and aired news stories are decided against a backdrop of what will benefit the news organization politically, and their bottom line. One presidential candidate in particular – I won't mention any names, has pointed out that the media has just become a lapdog of the special interest groups within the