Listening Post - Global financial crisis - 26 Sep 08 -Part 1

The Listening Post looks at how the global economic crisis has the media reaching for the superlatives as they predict 'the end of capitalism'.

In this week's News Divide we take a look at a truly global story: The collapse of some of Wall Street's most venerable financial institutions has left economies around the world trembling.

The financial and business pages have taken over the front pages and news anchors are competing to find strong enough superlatives to characterise the disaster.

But did the media ring the alarm bells loudly enough in the months preceding recent events? And how does the popular press make economics accessible to a non-specialist audience?

Plus, in part two, we look at constructing the narrative: how John McCain is dictating the media's daily talking points in the US presidential election.

Also in part two, join us for our Newsbytes and Video of the Week.

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[jacopman]

Those the understand the relationship of corporations/banking to media and government are on the right path...

Money and the creation of it both fuels and controls the engine of power in society...

....follow the path of power and you will climb the ladder up to the intenational banking cartel.............

[hib00st]

and Christianity and all organized religion! its slavery of the mind!

[Plutonwolf]

Well Blessed Be! Someone actually knows and truly understands the definition and activities of Fascism and the parties involved in it's activities.

Odd fact, the dictionaries post 1988 have redefined it's meaning. But the true and original meaning is and always be; The alliance between corporations and government as first established By Benito Mussolini

[KineticFrenetic]

No wonder why the last edition of the Economist read like the 4 politi...*cough* horseman of the apocalypse.

[levidos]

i can't understand why can't you upload videos in good quality... :/

[Ki11282]

Death to Islam

[ethogenic]

economic bailout news and updates on army occupation of another sovereign land

watch?v=P1qOMCBLIB0

THIS BREAKING NEWS ON THE ECONOMY AND OUR TROOPS COMING TO PATROL OUR STREETS NEXT WEEK

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD to all your friends, subscribers, facebook, myspace, digg, etc

[webkinzvspokemon]

Upon close inspection of the lincoln memorial, you will see Abe himself with each hand resting upon a fasci. Such a powerful symbol, Abe represents honor, justice, and the common man, while the chair he sits on represents, dishonor, injustice and the suppression of the common man. We the profane dont understand such symbology so they put it right in front of your face. The media is a propaganda machine, just another branch of the government.

[webkinzvspokemon]

The corporations and the banks own the media and the government. Some people call this fascism. The function of the media is to maintain confidence in the markets at all times, encouraging investment, even if a recession or worse is on the horizon. The media in essence controls the psychology of the marketplace moreso than the advertisers. Once the government/corporations decide to crash the markets, they use the media to create fear and panic, often to pass new legislation as a solution.

[luhmuh]

Way to go George!