Many of you will know I’m not exactly a fan of the market economy. In fact I think, one day, it may come to be known as the single worst invention humans have devised. And one area where it does the most damage is the mainstream media.
I’ve had arguments with newspaper editors and other commentators about the homogenisation of discourse in the mainstream media and invariably I’m accused of proffering conspiracy theories. While I have nothing against the proffering of conspiracy theories you don’t need a conspiracy theory to explain the filtering that takes place in the media. People get to their positions for many reasons but one reason you’ll find pervasive in the mainstream media is passive agreement of the idea that profits are largely sacrosanct. Challenge this idea in any significant way and won’t find yourself part of the mainstream media. It ends up framing our entire discourse.
Check out the latest on this from Media Lens: Intellectual Cleansing: Part 1, Keeping The Media Safe For Big Business