Media shapes and guides public opinion. It influences the information people see and how they choose to interpret it.
Traditionally, in Western society, the media also has a duty to the public.
“In the west, the media are traditionally regarded as the guardians of the truth and society’s core values. … Their duty is to report the truth of the world’s major events in a fair, accurate, and timely manner.”
—Chapter 13, How the Specter of Communism Is Ruling Our World
Yet, today’s media landscape is full of disinformation, activism, and censorship. How did things get like this, and what can we do to fix things?
You can find answers to these questions in our editorial series How the Specter of Communism Is Ruling Our World.
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