Einar Thorsen

Professor of Journalism and Communication at Bournemouth University

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Journalism and ‘the words of power’

28 May, 2010 by Einar Thorsen Leave a Comment

Excellent, must-read from Robert Fisk:

This isn't just about clichés – this is preposterous journalism. There is no battle between power and the media. Through language, we have become them.

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this vocabulary is not adopted through political connivance. It is an infection that we all suffer from – I've used 'peace process' a few times myself, though with quotation marks which you can't use on television – but yes, it's a contagion.

And when we use these words, we become one with the power and the elites which rule our world without fear of challenge from the media.

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