Come funziona l'industria delle fake news
Of Alberto Cossu
Source: Vita
False polarizations
Prestigious national and international newspapers present themselves to the public as the guardians of democracy and freedom of the press. They attack the producers of fake news in both print and digital media and assert that their behavior is execrable because it destroys the essence of democracy. They represent the reality of the mass media as divided between those who are intent on fabricating false stories, and those who, Instead, they are moved only by strong moral principles and immune from this vice. Their editorialists and journalists report political facts with extraordinary objectivity and woe to anyone who tries to question this fact. The media lynching follows, which ranges from the accusation of attacking the freedom of the press to the classic one of being a fascist and if the unfortunate person does not resign himself and insists he is addressed as a neo-Nazi. The media tribunal works and is very efficient and does not spare anyone who has the courage to raise their voice above the chorus. But things are not as the masters of communication want us to believe.
The Juncker case
A striking case was offered at the NATO summit in Brussels. In the aftermath of the meeting, various traditional and digital media spread images of President Juncker who, pretty beat up, appears staggering at the closing ceremony of the Summit. He has difficulty climbing the two steps of the main box, when he manages to do so he kisses, staggering, everyone who is within earshot of him and exchanges slightly excessive affectionateness which is certainly not foreseen in the official protocols. Read More
