Chapter 11-News

This chapter really opened my eyes to the workings that go on behind the newsroom. The stereotypical image of the trusted, hardworking, honest reporter is quite the opposite of reality. The chapter points out that most journalists work overtime in hours and oftentimes, the pay is not that great. Moving beyond that, there is the fact that the media is being fed propaganda by the PR firms to show/pose as "the truth," "our trusted news." Page 189 also states that the "PR industry has also mastered the art of using "third party" experts and "non-profit research groups" to feed their views to the general public. It really makes one question who we can trust. If one can't turn to the news, trust the companies supplying our food, or understand the motives of government agencies--how do we know who to trust? Fabrications, exaggerations, and cover-ups are essential to the operations of the PR firms in promoting propaganda.