tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383109810185861842.post3161567286330026876..comments2023-06-19T08:58:01.084-04:00Comments on CapitalClimate: WaPo Blog Policy Promotes Climate AstroturfingSteve Scolnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11887989345192863494noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383109810185861842.post-5502302391200847892009-09-16T18:33:06.971-04:002009-09-16T18:33:06.971-04:00Thank you for your interest. As modes of communic...Thank you for your interest. As modes of communication become more widespread, there is a kind of Gresham's Law of information in effect, in which bad information drives out the good. There is enough economic incentive involved, however, that it's not necessary to invoke political conspiracy as an explanation.CapitalClimatehttp://capitalclimate.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383109810185861842.post-13591084125909045072009-09-16T02:07:21.687-04:002009-09-16T02:07:21.687-04:00Wonderful post and very articulately argued.
The...Wonderful post and very articulately argued. <br /><br />The mainstream media has been manufacturing news and astroturfing for decades now. <br /><br />Collaborative media has made it slightly easier to arrive at the truth. As a counter-measure, what I would like to call capitalist forces, are increasing the noise. <br /><br />In other words the closer we get to the needle in the haystack - the more hay the pile onto what is left-over. <br /><br />The way Google is structured, it allows people to pay to get on the top-of-the-haystack. This causes even more noise and digging for the truth is becoming increasingly difficult. <br /><br />A good example of this in my opinion, is how the Internet and the media have been hijacked by the health-hcare debate. This has created a wonderful smoke screen for continued air bombing with drones in AfPak. <br /><br />This use of common property resources (the world wide web) to cover-up and change the facts is worrying. <br /><br />Anand Bala<br />http://anand-bala.blogspot.comWhat's in a name?https://www.blogger.com/profile/09497136907261985456noreply@blogger.com