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Mass Media Information Center

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Mass media information

This page provides links to a variety of sources of reliable, verifiable information showing how the media influences and manipulate publics perception. Our most basic material is listed first, followed by other resources which delve deeper for those interested in more. We recommend reading through this entire page before exploring the links provided. WantToKnow.info presents this information as an opportunity for you to educate yourself and others, and to inspire us to work together to strengthen democracy and build a brighter future for us all.


Mass Media Information Summaries

For the best, most concise introduction to mass media manipulations, we highly recommend our media summaries. In these fact-filled summaries numerous award-winning journalists vividly describe their experiences of trying to report major news stories, only to have them systematically shut down by corporate media ownership. The stories include dangerous hormones in your milk, the shooting down of TWA Flight 800 by the military, thousands of POWs abandoned in Vietnam, CIA involvement in the narcotics trade, and lots more. These captivating stories will help you to understand how the many cover-ups mentioned on WantToKnow.info are suppressed, and how the mass media can significantly affect our understanding of what's happening in the world.

Two-page mass media manipulation summary: https://www.WantToKnow.info/mediacorruption

Ten-page mass media manipulation summary: https://www.WantToKnow.info/massmedia


Best Free Videos Showing Media Manipulation

The Power of Nightmares is a revealing BBC documentary that digs deep into the roots of the war on terror, only to find that much of the widespread fear in the post 9/11 world has been fabricated by those in power for their own interests and spread through the media. The intrepid BBC team presents highly informative interviews with top officials and experts in combating terrorism who raise serious questions about who is behind all of the media fear-mongering. This eye-opening documentary shows that, especially after 9/11, fear has been used in the media to manipulate the public into giving up civil liberties and turning over ever more power to elite groups with their own hidden agendas. The Power of Nightmares clearly demonstrates that the nightmare vision of a powerful, united terrorist organization waiting to strike our societies is largely an illusion. For all citizens who care about the future of our world, this is a must-watch video.

https://www.WantToKnow.info/powerofnightmares

Other videos are also quite revealing. At the first video link below, two courageous reporters describe how their key story on the dangers of hormones in milk was completely shut down by the corporate management at Fox News. The second link presents three videos revealing how news and reporting in the media is orchestrated on a much grander scale than most would imagine.

https://www.personalgrowthcourses.net/video/media_censorship_video - Censored story on milk

https://www.WantToKnow.info/mass_media/media-orchestration - Videos on media orchestration


Top News Articles Revealing Mass Media Manipulation

We have collected many news articles from respected media sources which contain eye-opening information exposing various aspects of media cover-ups. Links are always provided to the original sources for verification. The first link contains one-paragraph excerpts from incredibly revealing news articles with the most important articles listed first. The second link provides the same article excerpts listed by order of date posted to WantToKnow.info, while the third lists them by the article date. The fourth link below contains a list of only headlines and links to some of the most important articles on media manipulations.

https://www.WantToKnow.info/massmedianewsarticles - Highly revealing media news excerpts

https://www.WantToKnow.info/massmedianewsstories - News excerpts by date posted to website

https://www.WantToKnow.info/massmediamediaarticles - News excerpts in reverse date order

https://www.WantToKnow.info/medianewsarticles#massmedia - Headlines and links only


Operation Mockingbird

Explore undeniable evidence that the CIA has poured hundreds of millions of dollars into manipulating the media around the world in order to support a hidden agenda. Documented evidence and U.S. Congressional testimony leave no doubt that public perception around the world is shaped and manipulated much more than you might imagine.

https://www.WantToKnow.info/mk/liftingtheveil#7


Most Important Mass Media Manipulation Document

The NBC/Associated Press article summarized at the link below reveals how literally billions of dollars are spent to manipulate public opinion by the Pentagon both at home in the U.S. and abroad. Not mentioned is the major amount of money spent by the CIA, FBI, NSA, and other government bodies to persuade or manipulate people into supporting their agendas. Read the full article on the NBC website to learn more. Think about all of the many ways those huge amounts of money can be used to manipulate and deceive the public into support war agendas, creating fear and polarization, and more. Why is government spending so much to influence public opinion?

https://www.WantToKnow.info/a-pentagon-sets-sights-public-opinion


Best Online Lesson on the Media

A powerfully revealing online lesson brings together the best video, quotes, essays, and much more on the important topic of the media. Developed by individuals involved with WantToKnow.info, this dynamic two-hour lesson provides a greater context with which to understand not only the cover-ups and manipulations going on in the media industry, but how this directly affects our lives and world. This eye-opening lesson also gives ideas on what you can do to make a difference, and leaves you feeling a refreshing sense of hope for the future of our world.

https://www.insightcourse.net/lessons/02a_media_deception


Key Mass Media Subtopics

Pulitzer-Winning Journalist Resigns - "Profits: that's what it's all about now"
https://www.WantToKnow.info/050314mediaprofits

Cover-up of Original Atomic Bomb Effects in New York Times Rings True Today
https://www.WantToKnow.info/atomicbombcoverup

Washington Post Owner Advocates Secrecy in Press and Government
https://www.WantToKnow.info/secrecygraham

The Iraq War Editorial That Disappeared: Where are the WMDs?
https://www.WantToKnow.info/disappearededitorial

Key Move Made Quietly in 2002 Set the Stage for War with Iraq
https://www.WantToKnow.info/iraqwarsetup

Top Yearly Media Censorship Stories by Project Censored

Top Media Censorship Stories of 2022 as Judged by Respected University Researchers
https://www.WantToKnow.info/mass_media/censored/censored-news-stories-22

Top Media Censorship Stories of 2021 as Judged by Respected University Researchers
https://www.WantToKnow.info/mass_media/censored/censored-news-stories-21

Top Media Censorship Stories of 2020 as Judged by Respected University Researchers
https://www.WantToKnow.info/mass_media/censored/censored-news-stories-20

Top Media Censorship Stories of 2019 as Judged by Respected University Researchers
https://www.WantToKnow.info/mass_media/censored/project-censored-2019

Top Media Censorship Stories of 2018 as Judged by Respected University Researchers
https://www.WantToKnow.info/mass_media/censored/censored-news-stories-18

Top Media Censorship Stories of 2017 as Judged by Respected University Researchers
https://www.WantToKnow.info/mass_media/censored/project-censored-2017

Top Media Censorship Stories of 2016 as Judged by Respected University Researchers
https://www.WantToKnow.info/mass_media/censored/censored-news-stories-16

Top Media Censorship Stories of 2015 as Judged by Respected University Researchers
https://www.WantToKnow.info/mass_media/censored/media-censorship-15

Top Media Censorship Stories of 2014 as Judged by Respected University Researchers
https://www.WantToKnow.info/mass_media/censored/press-censorship-14

Top Media Censorship Stories of 2013 as Judged by Respected University Researchers
https://www.WantToKnow.info/mass_media/censored/media-censorship-13

Top Media Censorship Stories of 2012 as Judged by Respected University Researchers
https://www.WantToKnow.info/mass_media/censored/media_censorship_12

Top Media Censorship Stories of 2011 as Judged by Respected University Researchers
https://www.WantToKnow.info/mass_media/censored/press_censorship_11

Top Media Censorship Stories of 2010 as Judged by Respected University Researchers
https://www.WantToKnow.info/mass_media/media_censorship_10

Top Media Censorship Stories of the Decade 2000 - 2009
https://www.WantToKnow.info/mass_media/top_censored_news_stories_decade

Top Media Censorship Stories of 2009 as Judged by Respected University Researchers
https://www.WantToKnow.info/mass_media/media_censorship_09

Top Media Censorship Stories of 2008 as Judged by Respected University Researchers
https://www.WantToKnow.info/mass_media/2008_press_censorship

Top Media Censorship Stories of 2007 as Judged by Respected University Researchers
https://www.WantToKnow.info/080117mediacensorship

Top Censored News Stories of 2006 as Judged by Respected University Researchers
https://www.WantToKnow.info/061222projectcensored2006

Top 10 Censored News Stories of 2005 Published by Project Censored University Research Team
https://www.WantToKnow.info/060127newsstoriescensored

Top Underreported Stories of 2004 - Project Censored
https://www.WantToKnow.info/censored2004

Top Underreported Stories of 2003 - Project Censored
https://www.WantToKnow.info/censored2003


What You Can Do About the Mass Media Cover-up

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https://www.WantToKnow.info/emailmedia