Hate as a media commodity

Hatemongering generated and fuelled by media triggered a serious debate earlier this year as four bloggers went mysteriously disappeared causing terror and

 

there is the ugly, dark side of the Internet where the purveyors of prejudice and hate preside, the small but noisy minority that manipulates the grassy knoll of the Internet to foment bigotry and hatred.

 

Why is this occurring? Because it’s profitable for the media outlets.  The more conflict that’s generated, the more the number of listeners increases, and the more advertising rates and revenues increase.  In effect, the media has succeeded in successfully turning hate into a paying commodity

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