The Media Mind Manipulation Manual: What Journalists Must Know to Keep Their Sheeple under Control.

There's a lot you can say about the world's second oldest profession but not much of it is very good. Journalism leaves a bad taste in our mouths. Watch five minutes of mainstream media to get a taste. And it's not just because journalists are immoral opportunists who don't respect the most basic ethical norms. It's also because they're cynical swindlers, deceitful hypocrites and conniving, money-grubbing hacks who don't have one ounce of integrity. And if you've been observing them long and carefully enough you know that journalism has never been as corrupt as it is today. These greedy peddlers of fabricated news have now reached the point where they pose a real threat to freedom of speech itself, a principle they are reputedly duty-bound to uphold. They do so openly by ignoring or suppressing issues and views that don't fit their narratives. They do so secretly through the clever circulation of partisan propaganda and large-scale disinformation campaigns directed against those who refuse to accept their view of the world. They've put themselves in the absurd situation of masquerading as arbiters of truth and free speech while actively suppressing both. And oddly, they seem indifferent to this irony while we watch them morph into the new super-villains of Western culture right before our very eyes. Yet tragically for all of us, these self-serving, arrogant media lackeys don't have to be this way. They weren't always like this. Or were they?

After many years of comprehensive research, I am pleased to present my observations on how I believe the journalist's mind works. It's called the Media Mind Manipulation Manual, or MMMM for short. It is a collection of the ways in which journalists use shameless spin and hysterical hype to manipulate those who still choose to believe them. It demonstrates the latest deceptive journalistic methods and perfidious practices now in vogue. Although an attempt at humor, it hopefully demonstrates how the current state of journalism is no laughing matter. Today's media "professionals" are not only hopelessly dishonest and corrupt, they have literally changed the course of recent history in very significant and negative ways. If we continue to let ourselves be manipulated in the ways described, we are in very real danger of losing the few remaining freedoms we still enjoy.

PS: The original title of this book was going to be the Mass Media Mind Manipulation Manual (or MMMMM), but I was worried the extra M might induce a seizure.

Dettagli