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Link Harvest: The "Hack Gap" In The Media
A pretty good summation of something I've been tracking for 20 years. How the conservative movement built itself a huge advantage in news and propaganda.
https://www.vox.com/2018/10/23/18004478/hack-gap-explained ;
This is not unique to the United States. If you look at the rise of a number of politicians, such as Berlesconi in Italy, you find that a critical element in their ascendence is acquisition of a significant number of mass media outlets either directly or through allies. It is why one of Putin's first moves was against the oligarch who controlled a media chain critical of Putin's regime, and why he distributed chunks of that empire to friends after having said rival imprisoned on fraud charges.
https://www.vox.com/2018/10/23/18004478/hack-gap-explained ;
This is not unique to the United States. If you look at the rise of a number of politicians, such as Berlesconi in Italy, you find that a critical element in their ascendence is acquisition of a significant number of mass media outlets either directly or through allies. It is why one of Putin's first moves was against the oligarch who controlled a media chain critical of Putin's regime, and why he distributed chunks of that empire to friends after having said rival imprisoned on fraud charges.