The battle for control of our minds – and the invaluable role of independent journalism
Journalists like myself were the first to break free of corporate media servitude. Now we face a backlash to disappear us by the very media establishment we threaten
The true costs of the West’s corporate media system have been hidden from view. It entails restricting control over information dissemination to a corporate elite. It depends on an advertising model that makes us the product, not the truth. And it necessarily promotes an economic model of endless consumption that, as should be all too clear, is destroying the planet.
Here is a short extract from a talk I gave about how journalists like myself were the first to break free of corporate media servitude, and how we now face a backlash to disappear us by the very media establishment we threaten:
My full talk can be watched here:
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Thank you for your bravery and superb work, dear Jonathan! Keep fighting!
I really like this: a struggle itself is a form of victory! Thank you, Jonathan.