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“What the agency does not report, does not take place” truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom…
Most of international news coverage in Western #media is provided by three global news agencies based in New York, London and Paris. The key role played by these agencies means Western media often report on the same topics, even using the same wording
«The central role of news agencies also explains why, in geopolitical conflicts, most #media use the same original sources. In the Syrian war, for example, the “Syrian Observatory for Human Rights” – a dubious one-man organization based in London – featured prominently»
«Dependence on global agencies is also a major reason why #media coverage of geopolitical conflicts is often superficial and erratic, while historic relationships and background are fragmented or altogether absent»
«Finally, the dominance of global agencies explains why certain geopolitical issues and events – which often do not fit very well into the US/NATO narrative or are too “unimportant” – are not mentioned in our #media at all»
«Due to the rather low journalistic performance of our #media and their high dependence on a few news agencies, it is easy for interested parties to spread #propaganda and #disinformation in a supposedly respectable format to a worldwide audience»
