A few articles in the recent issue of "Le Monde Diplomatique", discuss the role or the operation of the media in a free society. An interview with Noam Chomsky (Professor linguistics at MIT and famous contributor in the AI debate) discusses brainwashing in a free society. The acquisition of a number of newspapers (Wall Street Journal, Les Echos) by business men that are close to power, highlights the key note role that "communication" plays as an instrument of governments. The interview makes reference to one of Chomsky's books: Manufacturing Consent (authored together with Edward Herman).
Chomsky observes that despite the democratic character of societies like the US, politics do not voice the 75% majority American citizins against the Irak war. Both in the "democratic" Irak and the US the populations agree in vast majority that the region between Israel and Iran should be nuclear weapon free. But it just is not translated into politics. Chomsky questions the true character of a democratic society. And here come the medias in. When there was no evidence at all for the presence of any nuclear weapans in the dictatorial Irak (evidence gathered by the UN), the "free and democratic" press contributed overwelmingly in the creation of a fear: a fear for a possibility for which we had no evidence at all (and that afterwards indeed seemed to be a large orchestred invention).
Totalitarian regimes are clear: the press works within very clear and defined limits. The reader knows what he gets (often nothing). The editorial lines of "democratic" newspapers, or more so, democratic TV chains, is more fuzzy. Editorial comments will have to fit non written rules (isn't that the success of the bloggers community ?). That is difficult for the journalist, but that makes it equally difficult for the reader to interpret.
Marie Benilde (in the same issue of le Monde Diplomatique) introduces her article about the influence of the press as follows. She paraphrases Serge Dassault, owner of "Le Figaro" (well distributed, conservative French newspaper): "Why would freedom of speech belong to the journalists and not to the shareholders." And yes, I do not want to wind on for ever about Berlusconi.
Be aware of the "freedom" of information, before you go into action. But action comes, and action for the better of the world this time. I am sure.
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Posted by: SheepeCrerma | October 30, 2007 at 02:50 PM