“ It traces the routes by which money and power are able to filter out the news fit to print, marginalize dissent and allow the government and dominant private interests to get their messages across to the public” (257).
This quote makes me think of the differences between US media and Europe media. The US media especially the news is extremely censored. We only see one view of what is going on in the world. The government only presents an event in a way they feel is just enough information for us to know what is going on but not give the whole story. We are very censored in what we see when it comes to images of wars and what is happening in Iraq. The government “powerful” officials decided what we can handle and what we cannot. In Europe the media is not nearly as censored as the US. They see much more graphic and heartbreaking images that show citizens more of the truth that is occurring in these hard times. The BBC is not nearly as censored because it was originally a non-profit free news station that took off to be the number one especially in London. When living in London last semester it was much more interesting to watch the BBC news and see the true pictures of what was going on in the world today. The less censored news though may be more disturbing shows the truth rather then the extremely censored US news. In all categories not just news powerful people are the ones that decide what is right for people to see. They make decisions and are ultimately controlling the rest of the world with there power. This causes propaganda to become way to popular in society especially today.
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