There is nothing new about governments and their agencies participating in PR stunts and campaigns for the purpose of portraying a desired image or message in the public domain. We only have to look at the CIA and Hollywood as (1) examples of state-manipulated institutions defining public perception and subsequently shaping history.
While much of the Western media has long stood accused of being manipulated by government influence, according to Wikileaks, Saudi Arabia has control of its image by not only monitoring the media but by purchasing loyalties from Australia to Canada and “everywhere in between.”
In a release titled “Saudi Cables”, Wikileaks claims the media is controlled by the oil-rich kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2).
The report makes reference to the recent milestone beheading of Saudi’s 100th prisoner in 2015. Despite the story circulating the Internet, it was void of the Arab media and barely featured in western media. For the full article click here
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