The “mainstream” press is dying. Alternative sources of information are blossoming. Several prominent “mainstream” journalists have recently come forward and admitted that many “news stories” found in the most prominent newspapers and TV news broadcasts are entirely generated by government agencies. In fact, “reporters” are explicitly paid to print the stories, and threatened with firing …
Category: Government-supported media
Governments worldwide have always sought to control discourse. CIA analysts report that it is cheaper for governments to buy a journalist than to buy a hooker.
Feb 24
Government launches major campaign to promote its surveillance agenda; accuses Apple of using the issue as a marketing strategy
The Justice Department has embarked on a national advertising campaign to drum up public support for forcing the makers of the iPhone to unlock the device used by alleged San Bernardino killers. It seems that FBI agents themselves are to blame for the locked-up iPhone. They bunglingly reset the password while trying to hack into …
Jan 25
Who Needs Data? TIME Magazine already predicting 2016 will be the hottest year on record!
Climatedepot.com reports that TIME Magazine recently (before 2016 even began) pronounced that 2016 will be the “hottest year on record.” See here.
Jan 20
Bozeman Chronicle Prints Headline Suggesting that “Coordinating” One’s Campaign with a Nonprofit Group is “Corruption”
The First Amendment protects political speech above all other forms of speech. But in Montana, there is a powerful movement of pro-government voices (not the least of which are the major newspapers) who support ever-more government control over political speech under the guise of “campaign finance regulation.” Montana politicians have been investigated by the government …
Dec 28
Bozeman Daily Chronicle prints article praising DUI snitching
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle is, arguably, Montana’s most pro-government extremist newspaper. And that is saying something. For years, the BDC has unleashed a relentless stream of pro-government editorials and news stories. Perhaps never has the newspaper published a lead editorial calling for less government in any dimension. Now the BDC is blatantly praising citizens who …
Dec 26
Scientific American Falls Further: Magazine Now Abandons All Pretext of Objectivity in Pursuit of Climate Socialism
In case one needed more evidence that the “Scientific American” magazine has become a political sheet rather than a science periodical. A December 1, 2015 article in the once-respected science magazine bore the title, “Without Government, the Marketplace Will Not Solve Climate Change.” The political essay, by global-warming hysteric Naomi Oreskes, provided such tidbits as …
Dec 17
The myth of “Austerity”: Congress Moves Forward with Monster Budget, Huffington Post Implies Congress Poised to Cut Spending
Two of the largest news aggregator sites are Huffingtonpost.com and Drudgereport.com. Today, December 17, 2015, both sites led with headlines about the massive, record-breaking, unpaid-for federal budget that just cleared Congress. Both sites linked to the same article in politico.com, which details the impending budget. The Politico tagline is “Budget austerity takes a back seat …
Dec 14
“Journalists” cheer and jump wildly as Paris Climate-Change Agreement is announced
Here is amazing video of alleged journalists supposedly covering climate treaty negotiations in Paris objectively. Watch as they scream and jump for joy at the announcement! Now we know why such alleged journalists rarely report facts which undermine the government-controlled manmade-global-warming thesis.
Nov 19
USA TODAY Reports that Government spends hundreds of millions on propaganda
Trusters of expansive government routinely seek to gut the First Amendment and allow the government to have more control over political messaging. The recurring claim is that political messaging funded by the private sector “buys” elections and produces undue influence. But total spending by government on political messaging almost certainly DWARFS total spending on political …
Nov 11
Daily Newspapers Continue to Dwindle
Those seeking knowledge are increasingly avoiding the nation’s pro-government, state-controlled daily newspapers. Daily newspapers now number fewer than 400 nationwide. (There were 1,800 just decades ago.) Per capita newspaper consumption is now below 15 percent. Overall, the newspaper industry is down nearly 80 percent. See here.
