Hillary Clinton: US Losing Information War to Alternative Media

Aired on RT, March 3, 2011
http://rt.com/news/information-war-media-us/

The US is losing the global information war, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declared while appearing before a congressional committee to ask for extra funds to spread US propaganda through new media.

Clinton said existing private channels are not good enough to handle the job, naming as rivals Al Jazeera, China's CCTV and RT -- which she watches, she added.

Clinton was defending her department's budget in front of the House's Committee on Foreign Affairs on Wednesday.

Clinton said the US should step up its propaganda effort and get back "in the game" of doing "what we do best."

"During the Cold War we did a great job in getting America's message out. After the Berlin Wall fell we said, 'Okay, fine, enough of that, we are done,' and unfortunately we are paying a big price for it," she said. "Our private media cannot fill that gap."

"We are in an information war and we are losing that war. Al Jazeera is winning, the Chinese have opened a global multi-language television network, the Russians have opened up an English-language network. I've seen it in a few countries, and it is quite instructive," she stated.

Things have changed a lot since the days when Western media outlets, including BBC and CNN, had a monopoly on the coverage of world news. More and more viewers across the world tune into various foreign media to get a fresh take on events.

It is all in the numbers. For instance, RT's presence on YouTube is a real hit: almost 300 million views, when CNN International is struggling to reach 3 million.

RT's constantly growing audience is an indication that the days of media monopoly are over and that people are demanding more multi-polar thinking.


Aired on RT, March 3, 2011
http://rt.com/news/information-war-media-us/

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[dazzlefun]

@vendarsr Im so ASHAMED of having voted in the primaries and suported this woman 4 years ago. Now i only support Ron Paul and still not convinced 100%. Obama = Hillary = Romney = Bush, all the SAME CORPORATE SHIT.

[SomeGuy3333]

maybe if they stopped giving out false info.

[nathenism]

wMrTroubil yes please show e

[sweetmarmelad]

How is ending a long standing monopoly on media a bad thing? It's only healthy for people to get some perspective on things, especially for those on the far ends of the political spectrum.

[manamauri]

your time is over miss clinton time to fuck off back into the hole from where you came! your war mongering female dog!

[MrTroubil]

@nathenism or what about his fake arrest for speaking out against Bush? I mean come on? LOL how stupid are you. He is here to lead the resistance. He just washed the Occupy movement as being fake.

[MrTroubil]

@nathenism how does the sound of Alex Jones selling mercury, fluoride, arsenic, lead, lithium & cadmium sound to you. Would you buy it just because it was from him. Would you like me to show you how he sells it to people?

[TheKYnyts]

It is amazing to me that they expect us not notice when @CNN or @FoxNews airs reports that are unrecognizable from the events we have watched unfold first-hand via live stream. Hello? Yes, you are losing the information war. We want real NEWS...not propaganda. No wonder we don't believe anything gov't says.

[GPdogg213]

@Frankybroadcast evidence ? proof ? ALWAYS JUST WORDS BLAHBLAHBLAH

[luc59457]

Alex Jones and Ron Paul 2012! End THe Fed The Treasury and The Royal British Monarchy's ties with the monetary system! Infowars are winning

[ScoobyDigites]

@losMarketGarden lmfao

[losMarketGarden]

fucking clinton witch, chop her head off already