Always has been. You can find quotes from centuries ago where people point out the same thing.
I do think it's gotten worse over the last two decades compared to what we saw in the 70's-90's when there was more competition.
I believe it was Bill Clinton's administration that removed laws that prevented the consolidation of the media. Now something like 5 companies own 99% of media outlets.
The will to manipulate is the same, but the means and knowhow has increased tremendously since the inception of mass communication just about 100 years ago.
Mass-manipulation/propaganda/PR used to be quackery, it bacame about as sofisticated as an axe amputation around WW2, and now it's precision laser surgery.
Always has been. You can find quotes from centuries ago where people point out the same thing.
I do think it's gotten worse over the last two decades compared to what we saw in the 70's-90's when there was more competition.
I believe it was Bill Clinton's administration that removed laws that prevented the consolidation of the media. Now something like 5 companies own 99% of media outlets.
The will to manipulate is the same, but the means and knowhow has increased tremendously since the inception of mass communication just about 100 years ago.
Mass-manipulation/propaganda/PR used to be quackery, it bacame about as sofisticated as an axe amputation around WW2, and now it's precision laser surgery.