The fight to control the narrative in the Afghan-Pakistan conflict https://t.co/up8UyPJwGX ...

Elon Musk perfectly captures how mainstream media really manipulates public attention: their greatest deception is the deliberate selection of narratives.“I think many in the public don’t realize how much deception is really going on with the media. The biggest deception is the choice of narrative, because the media can write a story about this or write a story about that, and only a few stories can go on the front page.You’re essentially deciding what people should pay attention to. Instead of it being wha ...

RT Caitlin Johnstone (@caitoz)Every fucking time. The mass media do this every fucking time the US empire gets war-horny. And the Murdoch press are always the most egregious offenders.Reminds me of an old tweet by a man named Malcolm Price:"I remember in the run-up to the Iraq War a friend I had known all my life suddenly said to me, ‘We must do something about this monster in Iraq.’ I said, ‘When did you first think that?’ He answered honestly, ‘A month ago’."Price's friend had been swept up in the imperia ...

[Music] [Applause] So, there's something to be said about the power of storytelling. It's unique to humans because it can motivate, inspire, seduce, and even cause anger. But today, I want to talk about a little different part of storytelling. the importance of controlling one's narrative because in many ways this can dictate the outcome for a community. So 15 years ago, I had hair. Then I got involved in politics. And one of the things I learned during the process is it's not just about your brand, but als ...