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4/28 2021 Monsanto

    The media manipulation explained in the video we watched today was appalling. The cows injected with rBGH produce milk from severe physical and mental strain. Monsanto's artificial hormone destroyed the cows and the antibiotics in them were eventually consumed by people. Moreover, the intake of milk from cows injected with rBGH increase breast cancer and other types of cancer.  People consuming Monsanto's highly dangerous product have no idea which is the most diabolical way of promoting business. 

    The detectives who were working on disclosing the truth had talked about the fact that their story was killed by Fox news. Apparently, Monsanto is affiliated with top fox advertisers. As Mr.Paterson had mentioned, a lot of the companies are owned by several big industries and are all connected. Any company could cover up information and manipulate their target customers, continuously lying to their face. I am glad that I got to learn a lot about the truth of media. Yet, it has made me create a completely different way of viewing media information, making it hard to differentiate between trustworthy and manipulative facts. 

   


notes:  

repeated lying for profits

Monsanto's artificial hormone destroying the cows they get sicker and consuming antibiotics when consuming food.  why should the consumer take any risks?

5 filters

uncover the truth

advertising on tv "single most tested productive on history" (tested on what? who?) 

30 rats for 90 days to test the product. PR in action

Flak dire consequences, they were afraid of getting sued . 

They don't care if the information is true or not. the news is what we say it is. threatened 

he was offered money in order to shut his mouth

they eventually agreed on airing information that both sides agreed, altering the information

during 8 months of reviewing the reports ( the more time they waste the more people get affected)

83 times of editing and changing killing time and no publishing the ]

 a whistleblower is someone who reports something illegal. and has protection

the news can say absolutely anything and it is not against the 



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