What We See and Hear
I came across a few articles recently that speak to how deliberately our perception of the world are manipulated. The first two are rather long. They appeared in separate New Yorker issues. The last two appeared on one of the blogs I read.
The Fixer (abstract only)
Whatever it Takes . . . to make torture cool and acceptable.
The Murdoch Method
Character Assassination of 911 truth seekers
[...] smoke-filled rooms. It’s more casual, as described in the New Yorker article referenced in this earlier post. To them, promoting “friendly” websites is analogous to putting one’s best foot [...]