Cable news, and CNN specifically, loves war.
It’s great programming. It’s easy to sell. There are dozens of ex-military people (who now make money off of weapons manufacturers) waiting to go on air and cheer on more war.
It’s great programming. It’s easy to sell. There are dozens of ex-military people (who now make money off of weapons manufacturers) waiting to go on air and cheer on more war.
Cable news is hard-wired to support war. It relies heavily on ex-military, ex-national security people for commentary, and routinely marginalizes anti-war voices.
Corporate media is not independent enough to plainly condemn American military action.
Corporate media is not independent enough to plainly condemn American military action.
The debate on @msnbc is already a disaster:
- “was this strategically smart?”
- “did we have authorization?”
Debate is already shifting to focus on outcomes/procedure rather than the clear, gross heinousness of what the US just did.
- “was this strategically smart?”
- “did we have authorization?”
Debate is already shifting to focus on outcomes/procedure rather than the clear, gross heinousness of what the US just did.
Like clockwork.
CNN will spend this week focusing on how bad Soleimani was (clutching their pearls about the “strategy” of the strike).
Anti-war voices are systematically stamped out of corporate media newsrooms.
CNN will spend this week focusing on how bad Soleimani was (clutching their pearls about the “strategy” of the strike).
Anti-war voices are systematically stamped out of corporate media newsrooms.
Pay attention to the “anti-war” voices you hear on cable news and in op-ed boards this week.
“This wasn’t a smart move” is NOT the same thing as “military aggression is unethical, full stop.”
You’ll hear the former a lot in corporate media. You’ll never hear the latter.
“This wasn’t a smart move” is NOT the same thing as “military aggression is unethical, full stop.”
You’ll hear the former a lot in corporate media. You’ll never hear the latter.
