The Media Revolution (reversing the ‘disinformation disaster’)

The Media Revolution asks us to stand up (by ignoring) state, corporate and social media, which has been hijacked by powerful interests – billionaire owners, political operators and advertisers, who push narrow and toxic agendas, which are eroding democracy, and destroying life in its path.

It also runs its own news clubs (like book clubs, but for news) that you can join and get involved with.

We will not stay silent. We will call it what it is. Genocide, ecocide and menticide (controlling people’s minds):

Whether it’s disabled people ‘undeserving of support’, refugees labelled ‘invaders’, climate activists called ‘eco-terrorists’ or entire communities demonised based on race, religion or lifestyle – the press frames others as threats or burdens, rather than human beings with valid experiences.

It runs a Stop Selling Lies campaign on climate change: 

Climate scientist John Cook when asked how much of global warming is caused by humans replies ‘Nearly all of it’. Yet still big newspapers and political parties continue to deny the urgency, or say that it’s not mostly manmade. They are not climate scientists, he is.

He says that just 10% of Americans (and likely people in the UK) are aware that over 95% of global warming is caused by humans (mostly through fossil fuels, livestock farming and deforestation).

He says 97% of climate scientists are with him on this – the other 3% are nearly all employed by vested interests.

The media does a lot of damage through false balance – giving deniers equal weight with climate scientists. This reduces acceptance of climate change. The news media could cover climate change accurately, while fulfilling the journalistic norm of balance. Dr John Cook