How Media Beats The Drums Of War, Discredits Alternative Voices | Mnar Muhawesh
Mnar Muhawesh, editor in chief of Mint Press, gave a speech in Minneapolis, MN at a peace event organized by Women Against Military Madness. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1B9fGG9
The presentation by Ms. Muhawesh details how the media beats the drums of war through its cozy relationship with the defense, oil, construction industries and foreign nations, manipulates conflict narratives to drive public support for war, and how the media discredits and smears alternative voices and perspectives to take control over foreign policy narratives.
Read the full transcript with links & sources here: http://bit.ly/1B9fGG9
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