Wed 26 Jun 2013
Snowden Coverage: If US Mass Media Were State-Controlled, Would They Look Any Different?
Posted by k under Civil Liberties , DemocracyNo Comments
Jeff Cohen Commondreams
The Edward Snowden leaks have revealed a U.S. corporate media system at war with independent journalism. Many of the same outlets—especially TV news—that missed the Wall Street meltdown and cheer-led the Iraq invasion have come to resemble state-controlled media outlets in their near-total identification with the government as it pursues the now 30-year-old whistleblower. (more…)