Skeptic Project

Saw a CT post this up. Why should anyone let alone Hillary Clinton care about this?

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Aired on RT, March 3, 2011
http://rt.com/news/information-war-media-us/</p>

The US is losing the global information war, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declared while appearing before a congressional committee to ask for extra funds to spread US propaganda through new media.

Clinton said existing private channels are not good enough to handle the job, naming as rivals Al Jazeera, China's CCTV and RT -- which she watches, she added.

Clinton was defending her department's budget in front of the House's Committee on Foreign Affairs on Wednesday.

Clinton said the US should step up its propaganda effort and get back "in the game" of doing "what we do best."

"During the Cold War we did a great job in getting America's message out. After the Berlin Wall fell we said, 'Okay, fine, enough of that, we are done,' and unfortunately we are paying a big price for it," she said. "Our private media cannot fill that gap."

"We are in an information war and we are losing that war. Al Jazeera is winning, the Chinese have opened a global multi-language television network, the Russians have opened up an English-language network. I've seen it in a few countries, and it is quite instructive," she stated.

Things have changed a lot since the days when Western media outlets, including BBC and CNN, had a monopoly on the coverage of world news. More and more viewers across the world tune into various foreign media to get a fresh take on events.

It is all in the numbers. For instance, RT's presence on YouTube is a real hit: almost 300 million views, when CNN International is struggling to reach 3 million.

RT's constantly growing audience is an indication that the days of media monopoly are over and that people are demanding more multi-polar thinking.

Aired on RT, March 3, 2011
http://rt.com/news/information-war-media-us/</p>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyjnEm8DZkI

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^Yeah, seriously. CTers seem to LOOOOVE RT.

That said, though, US and western media in general hasn't exactly adapted to the internet age nearly as much as non-western media. More stuff is out there and available. Yeah, most of it is garbage, but it's out there and that's a fact.

Alternative media isn't necessarily all bad, especially in countries with mostly state controlled media such as the Arab States (Al Jazeera) or China or Africa.

Alternative media like Alex Jones or Infowars.com is just entertainment as far as I'm concerned, it could in no way qualify as "news"

They have Voice of America already, which is government owned (or partly). Having state media isn't a bad thing as long as its not the only media allowed.

"What Clinton wants is more obedient reporters, people who are happy to receive 'objective and unbiased' news from the State and publishing it word for word - no comment necessary."

You sound like a libertardian.

Bull. Nobody talks the way you do unless they're a libertardian.

You're not making any sense.

^CTers taking things out of context. Anyone surprised? Not me.

I guess Hillary is speaking directly to Fox when she said that.