The corporate media is designed to reflect the interests of power – and the corporations that control our media are power. They select journalists through a long filtering process (school, university, journalism training, apprenticeships) precisely designed to weed out dissidents and those who think too critically. Only journalists whose worldview aligns closely with those in power reach the top.
Journalists get into positions of influence to the extent that they are unlikely to rock the boat for elite interests. The closer they get to power, the more likely they are to reflect its values. Much like politicians, in fact.
Ordinary people have power when they use it. Famed anthropologist Margaret Mead (1901 - 1978) once said never underestimate the power of committed people to change the world - the only way possible, from the grassroots, never the top down.
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