Propaganda machine
When I heard local news from government controlled medias, Television Maldives and radio Maldives and private print medias sometimes story vary in different paths. Though I don't believe local news from TVM and radio I get confused when I heard the truth or when I experienced the truth.Propaganda machines are dangerous, even more so in a democracy than in totalitarian regions because their goal is to confuse, disinform, lie, raise fear and manipulate the opinions of the people.
Indeed, a government controlled media can influence peoples life and change their beliefs according to the way they want. The power lies behind these media will be unknown to a individual. Those few hands that control media can turn lies into truth and truth into lies, without being contradicted. You can imagine situation when the soviet union was in the power, they controlled their region using media and force.
According to Information clearing house an article by Rodrigue Tremblay "In fact, people begin to distrust the government because it has become a source of half-truths, lies and disinformation. Discouragement and apathy follow because people know that their views do not count and that the oligarchy in power will do whatever it wants, no matter what the supposedly 'sovereign' people thinks. It is only when the media are free and independent that people can hope to be honestly informed and be free from government manipulation."
According to Information clearing house an article by Rodrigue Tremblay "In fact, people begin to distrust the government because it has become a source of half-truths, lies and disinformation. Discouragement and apathy follow because people know that their views do not count and that the oligarchy in power will do whatever it wants, no matter what the supposedly 'sovereign' people thinks. It is only when the media are free and independent that people can hope to be honestly informed and be free from government manipulation."
Unfortunately visual media plays much more power in influencing peoples than print medias. If a government can control this media then their power will last until they loose the media. Therefore I request my fellow friends make comparison when you heard local news from government controlled media unless you are obliged to it
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does TVM and radio Maldives spread news according to the way they want by hiding the truth
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