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How the media sows ignorance and confusion about the war in Ukraine
Detailing the deluge of delusion and dishonesty pushed by the pro-war camp, IAN SINCLAIR identifies four key tactics corporate journalists use to confuse audiences and suppress opposition to the proxy war in the east

“ONE major obstacle to dissent is certainly the ignorance and confusion induced by mainstream media,” US activist and author Michael Albert noted in 2004.
The recent news coverage of the illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine, and Trump’s political manoeuvres that seem to be aimed at ending the fighting, proves Albert’s assertion is still right on the money.
Here are four ways journalists sow ignorance and confusion, and thus help to limit opposition.
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