(DOWNLOAD) "Masters of Media Control (The Culture war)" by The Humanist * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Masters of Media Control (The Culture war)
- Author : The Humanist
- Release Date : January 01, 2003
- Genre: Reference,Books,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 311 KB
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As Barbara M. Jones, author of Libraries, Access, and Intellectual Freedom." Developing Policies far Public and Academic Libraries, points out, "The religious right has become a particularly important interest group in shaping public opinion." The Christian right accomplishes this in several ways. In addition to its ownership of many media outlets, Christian organizations and denominations such as the Southern Baptist Convention and Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights have come to be known for their power over the mainstream media. They threaten lawsuits and public embarrassment and participate in letter-writing campaigns. In addition, they boycott companies that sponsor programs or publications to which the Christian right is opposed. Through such actions they are able to silence negative publicity and most programming critical of religion or in direct conflict with their views. I saw the reality of the media control firsthand when I unexpectedly encountered the Catholic League--an organization whose purpose is to prevent and eliminate all criticism of Catholicism and its leadership. On September 20, 2001, the San Francisco Examiner published a commentary I wrote identifying the similarities between Islamic extremists and their Christian counterparts. I revealed the Catholic League's use of intimidation to keep opponents and the media in line: