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In light of the recent explosion of Trump propaganda outlets (Sinclair Broadcasting Group and its upcoming acquisition of Tribune Media; Christian Broadcast Network and; Voice of America this story, written a mere two days ago, seems to be outdated already but it is a great look at how a propaganda machine can couch it's work in a fashion that can appear to be so innocent to its unsuspecting victims, i.e. propaganda seeding in America...
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“We analyzed 17 months
of Fox & Friends transcripts. It’s far weirder than state-run
media.
How the Fox morning show
evolved into Donald Trump’s posse.
It
was 6 am, just a few weeks after Donald Trump had moved into the
White House — and there was a light on in the East Wing. It was
possible that Trump, notoriously an early riser, was in the residence
watching Fox & Friends. It was his favorite morning show, one
that he praised publicly, often tweeting about a segment right after
it aired.
The
hosts wondered if maybe Trump needed time to run down the hallway
from his bedroom, where he was watching the show. Surely that's why
the president of the United States wasn't playing with the light
switch for them.
But
lo and behold, about eight minutes later, co-host Steve Doocy said,
"Let's see if the lights are flickering at the White House."
On cue, the lights in the East Wing turned on and off.
… The hosts and
producers know they have Trump's attention, and they are catering
their show to be a kind of brainstorming session with him. And Trump
knows he'll find an empathetic community watching Fox & Friends,
so he continues to tune in.
Fox &
Friends is a show about how Trump could best fare given the
circumstances, but it’s done under the guise of news coverage. It
creates enemies and allies based on this framing, and it chalks up
wins and losses based on these goals.
Trump
has long talked about how unfair the media is. He’s started fake
wars with the media to create entertaining storylines, much like we
see in pro wrestling — or even his reality show, The Apprentice.
It’s also long been rumored that he wants to start his own
television or online news outlet, and he’s even started a “real
news” segment, starring his daughter-in-law, which is distributed
on his Facebook page. He sees most media outlets as enemies with
which he can have a mutually beneficial relationship — he gets
attention, and they get readers and viewers. But that also means when
he is really in trouble, they don’t stick by him.
In
exchange, Trump praises their coverage. It’s affirmation that they
have influence — that he’s still listening.
They
are his posse, sticking by him no matter what he says or does. And
they spend their days hoping to say the right things so he'll flicker
the White House lights for them. … “
You can read more here
( Courtesy of VOX )
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UPDATE: This August 8, 6-minute video of Laura Ingraham interviewing Trump Senior Adviser Stephen Miller is a bit of a frightening example of how the Trump propaganda machine is escalating.
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