In July 1932, Adolf Hitler named Joseph Goebbels as Director of the Propaganda Ministry. Goebbels concentrated on controlling schools, universities, film, radio, the press. Goebbels stated: “The national education of the German people will be placed in my hands.”…”The Propaganda Ministry aimed to control the news and editorial pages through directives distributed in daily conferences in Berlin and transmitted through the party propaganda offices to regional or local papers. Detailed guidelines stated what stories could or could not be reported and how to report the news.”-encyclopedia.usham.org.
In the U.S., “In 1983, 50 companies owned 90% of U.S. media. Since the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the act reduced FCC regulations on cross ownership, thus 90% of U.S. media is now owned by 6 companies: Viacom, News Corp, Comcast, CBS, Time Warner and Disney.”-tacomacc.libguides.com. 3/30/21.
Bill Clinton signed the FCC Act of 1996; “it was essentially bought and paid for by corporate media lobbies…and radically “opened the floodgates on mergers.” …The act…allowed giant corporations to buy up thousands of media outlets across the country, increasing their monopoly on the flow of information in the United States and around the world.”-billmoyers.com. 3/30/16.
“Before passage of the act, “companies were not allowed to own more than 40 radio stations…Clear Channel (now called IHeartMedia) has grown from 40 stations to 1,240 stations.” …Gannett…owns more than 1,000 newspapers and 600 print periodicals.” -billmoyers.com. 3/30/16.
“In 2016, Hillary Clinton, was by far, the recipient of more donations than any other candidate…the TV/movies/music category ranked second, for donations to Clinton. In return, the Clinton Foundation, received donations, some very large, from most of all the major media companies directly: Viacom, News Corp, Reuters, NBCUniversal, Newsmax, Time Warner, Mort Zuckerman (owner of U.S. News & World Report and The New York Daily News), Comcast, AOL Huffington Post Media, Robert Allbritton (owner of Politico), George Stephanopoulos.”-billmoyers.com. 3/30/16.
“Media companies don’t just donate to Clinton, but also to members of Congress from both parties… The FCC is filled with a “revolving door” of employees, who switch back and forth between government work and lobbying for Comcast.”-billmoyers.com. 3/30/16.
“The major corporations that control news often engage in “yellow journalism”, with sound bites and eye-catching headlines, newscasters present…”fluff pieces.”Gone are the days of well researched, factual reporting. It has been replaced by scandals and sensationalism. …Since many local TV stations are owned by the same companies, there’s no diversity in the local news. We can hear the same stories stated in almost an identical format with similar slants on multiple stations and in multiple papers. The six corporations that control most media, decide what the American people need to hear and see. Often it is not ground-breaking news.”-ohrec.org. 7/5/19.
“Another factor that plays into the lack of diversity and truth in news is the net neutrality issue. Net neutrality was repealed in 2017, made sure that internet service providers cannot block free speech online. Without net neutrality, internet media can consolidate like TV media. Independent news, which is more diverse and addresses community issues can be silenced.”-ohvec.org. 7/5/19.
“To put it bluntly, the media isn’t working for the people any longer. It serves us endless feel good stories and what passes for news has been so dumbed down, it sounds like a grade school play. This serves effectively to placate us into believing that everything is alright and we should continue on our way. We need to be told the facts; the real news, not corporate-biased news.”-ohvec.org. 7/5/19.
Conclusion: Malcolm X said: “The media’s the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent.”-eff.org. 11/10/18.
The six U.S. corporations that control, monopolize, 90% of the media, are no different than the Nazi’s Propaganda Ministry. The media doesn’t seek truth, but seeks narratives. For example, Nurse Tiffany Dover of CHI Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee, died live on camera, after taking the Covid vaccine. The death records prove her death. The following day, when I confronted CHI Memorial Hospital on Twitter, they locked their account. The Hospital also created a phony video, with a Tiffany Dover double, to “prove” she was alive. If the actual truth was admitted, it would scare off millions of people from taking this deadly vaccine. If you Google Tiffany Dover, you’ll find at least 50 separate publications, denying her death; including the propagandist “fact checkers”, Snopes and Politifact. That’s when you know you’ve hit upon the truth. Their narrative is on overdrive. The Nazi’s, just like U.S. media corporations, pushed their narratives, at any and all costs.
It’s a double edged sword that works to benefit the propaganda machine, because “sometimes people don’t want to hear the truth because they don’t want their illusions destroyed.”-Friedrich Nietzsche. / Done
The US media AND the Democratic Party are one in the same. They’ve been using Goebbels technique of propaganda for a while now. If you say the same thing enough times that lie becomes truth. Unfortunately, it is becoming our way of life and the first steps towards a Socialist Society. God help us!
Very well written. Look forward to seeing what else you write
Excellent essay, Harvey.
It’s the Democrat Party, the media, subliminal messages to our kids on kids shows, our education system.