Mainstream Media Refuses to Disclose that "Independent" Pundits Are
Actually Lobbyists
Published on 02-25-2010
http://blacklistednews.com/news-7539-0-5-5--.html
Source: Washington's Blog
As reporter Sebastian Jones points out (see this and this ), former Congressman
Richard Gephardt runs a lobbying firm representing giant insurance and
pharmaceutical companies.
Retired General Barry McCaffrey sits on the board of a giant defense
contractor, DynCorp, and lobbies for war.
And many other "pundits" interviewed by the mainstream news are really
high-level lobbyists for giant companies, pushing their agendas.
And yet they are treated as "independent experts" by the media.
Indeed - 2 years after Jones asked the large networks why they don't have a
disclaimer on the screen beneath the pundits' names saying who they really work
for - nothing has been done.
The corporate media are acting like virtual "escort services" for the powerful,
selling access - for a price - to viewers and to powerful government officials,
instead of actually investigating and reporting on what those in power are
actually doing.
And see this .
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