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Thursday, 30 March 2006 00:00 |
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It tells us what is happening in Iraq, in Sydney, in Vancouver, what is going on in Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin. It tells us what to read and eat and wear and say. The media is an amazing tool, but also a mass manipulator.
It tells us what is happening in Iraq, in Sydney, in Vancouver, what is going on in Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin. It tells us what to read and eat and wear and say. The media is an amazing tool, without which the economy would grind to a halt, but it also distorts and misrepresents reality. At the heart of this contradiction is the clash between the ideals of the free press and the reality of corporate profit. |
