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Thought Control - How the Media Decides What is Important.
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Title: Thought Control - How the Media Decides What is Important In light of the geopolitical situation in the world since September 11th, 2001, and the wars currently being fought, I believe it is essential to examine why some wars are given an absolute amount of coverage, while others go unnoticed. For example, the United States has thousands of troops occupying both Iraq and Afghanistan, and over the past year, media around the world have been covering these events. But who is writing about the war in the Congo, not the Democratic Republic of Congo, but the other Congo. No articles in the newspaper, no stories on the news, nothing. Thousands of people are losing their lives, just as in Iraq and Afghanistan, but the world is not paying attention. Why? Well, simply because the media companies are not covering these wars. I agree that media companies should deliver the stories...
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