‘Free journalism doesn’t really exist in the US’

The US mainstream media has been working hand in hand with the government in terms of carrying out a propaganda war and we see this especially in the situation over Ukraine, William Jones from Executive Intelligence Review, told RT.
RT: The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) is asking for around $15 million to "counter a revanchist Russia". Why does the US feel so threatened?
William Jones: Obviously, it’s more difficult to tell a big lie than a small lie. Everybody knows for instance that ISIL is a dangerous group but not everybody thinks that Vladimir Putin is a bad guy. And therefore a lot more money has to be spent in trying to convince people that that is the case, than they have to convince people that ISIL is a bad organization and it has to be fought.
RT: A report headed by the former BBG chief says US broadcasters are not always in tune with Washington's foreign policy objectives. That could be seen as a good thing, couldn't it?
WJ: I would take that with a grain of salt. Free journalism in the US really doesn’t exist. There is an old saying that the oldest profession is prostitution and the second oldest is journalism. They go along to get along.I’ve been working in the journalist field for over 40 years and I’ve seen how when certain lines are drawn, everybody sticks to those lines. There are very few truth-seekers in journalism and those who are usually come in conflict with their own papers especially if they get government funding and are either relegated to the sidelines or chased out of the business entirely. I think that’s a slight exaggeration. The mainstream media has been working hand in hand with the US government in terms of carrying out a propaganda war and we see this especially in the situation over Ukraine.

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‘Free journalism doesn’t really exist in the US’

‘Free journalism doesn’t really exist in the US’

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