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They quote media scholar Robert McChesney saying in his book, Rich Media, Poor Democracy:
"A media system set up to serve the needs of Wall Street and Madison Avenue cannot and does not serve the needs of the preponderance of the population." Stories getting almost no coverage are those on what "the political and economic elites are in agreement."
Phillips and Huff add: "Without media freedom, not only can democracy not thrive, it simply cannot exist."
Electoral Fraud, Eroding Democracy, and Media Complicity in 2008
At a time of the latest technology and corporate-controlled electronic voting, it's easier than ever to rig elections, and convincing evidence shows that's precisely what happened in 2000 and 2004. Not only did the Supreme Court hijack the 2000 election, but the Florida recount showed Gore won the state and the election. Fraud was even more extreme in 2004, denying John Kerry the office he won.
The process repeated in 2008 in the form of millions of disappeared votes with electronic ease. Without verifiable paper receipts or paper ballots, however, recount checks aren't possible. Today, America's privatized voting process lets corporate interests decide at the ballot box who's elected and who's not. It's even easier when the losing side won't complain and when the dominant media support the sham.
Expanding Investigative Research for Independent Media and Human Betterment
PC Director Peter Phillips explains that "Investigative research is the use of social science research methods to conduct data collection and analysis of important socio-economic issues for broad public dissemination - much like in-depth investigative reporting."
In an academic setting, it uses alternative media channels to get vital information to the public, and asks key questions like:
-- who has most power;
-- whose decisions most affect our lives;
-- how are power positions gotten;
-- what advantages do they have; and
-- how do they affect others in society?
In the West and especially America, class, race, socio-economic status, ethnicity and gender advantage an elite few over most others, and having a black president makes no difference. Today, inequality is endemic in the country, and evidence shows it's growing more entrenched.
Human Trafficking and Domestic Prostitution
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