Alternatives to MSM
Was it between the Nixon and Reagan eras when I started to really pay attention to the media? Or was it earlier, as a child, when JFK was assassinated? No, it was definitely later. Current events really only caught my eye when it became part of the curriculum in junior high school. I went from being pre-teen to pre-hippie during the first couple of years. I started 7th grade in a wheelchair with two crushed ankles I received working with my brothers in our daddy’s rubbish removal business. I spent a lot of time in front of the television in those years.
There was no internet yet, nor was there any such thing as satellite or cable tv, only radio and broadcast television. The Vietnam war and the civil rights movement were both in full swing, and it would’ve taken a monumental disaster to distract me from all that. ‘The Man’ was very much in control of what the public saw in the news, though I didn’t realize it for what it was. The ‘establishment’, or anyone over thirty, were the perceived threat to peace. But of course it was all a front for corporations and the war machine.
To this day they are still in control. They may have changed the tactics but not their purpose. Propaganda and distraction are still the proven tools of the day.
These extensive lists of indie journalists and outlets deserve a good look ๐
Check it out!
๐๐ฝFrom https://bsky.app/profile/joannchateau.bsky.social (Friends in DC on Substack)
Trustworthy Media
Flaming Hydra
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