The United States of Distraction
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<p>Produced by KSQD90.7FM</p> <p><strong>“The United States of Distraction”</strong></p> <p><strong> “Be Bold America!” Sunday, September 25, 2022 </strong>at <strong>5:00pm (PDT)</strong></p> <p><em>"Sorry. It’s a terrible thing to say.</em><em><strong> But bring it on</strong></em><em>, Donald. </em><em><strong>Keep going…</strong></em><em> </em><em><strong>It may not be good for America but it’s damn good for CBS</strong></em><em>." ~ Les Moonves, (at the time) the Executive Chairman and CEO, CBS Network</em></p> <p><em><strong>The United States of Distraction: Media Manipulation in Post-Truth America</strong></em> explains that the role of news media in a free society is to investigate, inform, and provide a <strong>crucial check on political power</strong>.</p> <p><strong>But does it?</strong></p> <p>It’s no secret that the goal of corporate-owned media is to <strong>increase the profit of the few, not to empower the many</strong>. As a result, people are<strong> increasingly immersed</strong> in an information system structured to <strong>reinforce their social biases and market to their buying preferences</strong>. Journalism's essential role has been drastically compromised, and Donald Trump’s repeated claims of “fake news” and framing of the media as an “enemy of the people” have made a bad scenario worse.</p> <p><em>"Ever since the few began to control the many, disinformation, fabrications, and distractions having used to shape consent, impose submission, and maintain domination." – Ralph Nader</em></p> <p><strong>Interview Guest:</strong></p> <p><strong>MICKEY HUFF</strong> is the director of Project Censored, founded in 1976, and president of the Media Freedom Foundation. Since 2009, he has coedited the Project Censored yearbook, including its most recent volume, <em>State of the Free Press 2022</em>. He is coauthor, with Nolan Higdon, of <em>United States of Distraction: Media Manipulation in Post-Truth America</em> and <em>Let’s Agr
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The United States of Distraction
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