(Via) If you've got an hour to kill--if not now, then bookmark the link below for viewing at a later date--you must watch this documentary that exposes the manipulation by and of the news media.
Artist Brian Springer spent a year scouring the airwaves with a satellite dish grabbing back channel news feeds not intended for public consumption. The result of his research is SPIN, one of the most insightful films ever made about the mechanics of how television is used as a tool of social control to distort and limit the American public's perception of reality.
For most of you, the general thesis is well known, but despite the slight out-datedness of the documentary, it's still amazing to see for example, Larry King unctuously kissing the asses of Bush, Clinton, Gore and Perot in order to land a spot moderating their first presidential debate. This is a must see for both the media expert and the novice as a reminder that what you see isn't exactly the whole picture.
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