Colby Cosh: In 2017, when the shooting stops, the media warfare begins - News Summed Up

Colby Cosh: In 2017, when the shooting stops, the media warfare begins


The commercial and intellectual forces they set in motion created a new, chaotic, competitive, egalitarian kind of society. I don’t think I need to hit you over the head too hard with the point here, do I? On social media there were immediate, unabashed, conflicting total lies circulating about the identities of the “two” perpetrators. I don’t think I need to hit you over the head too hard with the point here, do I? We live in a post-revolutionary media environment, and traditional newspapers and broadcasters are like the American Federalists: we are hoping to stay on top as trusted, sensible informers and teachers.


Source: National Post February 01, 2017 16:28 UTC



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