Total Blackout by Western Corporate Media on the March Against Monsanto!
- Total Blackout by Corporate Media on the March Against Monsanto!
by Avalon, Intellihub.com
A Total Censorship Blackout by Corporate Media News on the March Against Monsanto as Millions March Worldwide
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A coordinated censorship by omission media blackout of the global March Against Monsanto is taking place all over the world. While search results from Google produce about 179,000,000 results, there are but a handful of Corporate News Channels covering this global event. Quoting an interview with David Barsamian on the state’s control of the news:
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There is a structural relationship between media and state power. They are closely linked. Who are the media? Not just in the United States, but around the world, they’re a handful of corporations that dominate what people see, hear, and read.
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Corporate influence and power over the media explains why the March Against Monsanto has to date received little to no coverage in the Major Corporate News Channels. Although the reference above is to state power, one can draw a reasonably conclusion that corporate power has an even greater influence on censorship – as described by the ACLU on Censorship:
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Censorship, the suppression of words, images, or ideas that are “offensive,” happens whenever some people succeed in imposing their personal political or moral values on others. Censorship can be carried out by the government as well as private pressure groups.
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Moving on…
Alternative Media, being the genesis of the global March Against Monsanto, demonstrates not only the power of Alternative Media, but the organizational capabilities in exploiting Social Media. A List of sites that covered the March Against Monsanto:
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– March against Monsanto: Rallying for our future
– Protesters March Against Monsanto in 250 Cities (AP)
– 2 Million People In 52 Countries March Against Monsanto
– ‘March Against Monsanto’ Protesters Rally Against U.S. Seed Giant And GMO Products (AP)
– Protesters around the world march against Monsanto
– Global March Challenges Monsanto’s Dominance: TIMELINE
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Interestingly, the Huffington Post article ‘March Against Monsanto’ Protesters Rally Against U.S. Seed Giant And GMO Products, which is sourced from the Associated Press (AP), received 9,911 Likes on Facebook. Quoting the May 25, 2013 The Huffington Post article:
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