A friend of mine and I had a fascinating discussion last week on the growing use of false information in most, if not all, the main stream media.
Many of us have seen this, including myself, as I taught media control in a college class in 2010. The manipulation of news has been known since the hay-day of yellow journalism, a la Citizen Kane.
Also, I have been involved in newspaper writing in the past, so I know of some of this first-hand. Journalism demands honesty, but too often is taken over by agendas and propagandists.
However, what my friend stressed, was the purposeful feeding of mis-information to even so-called independent news sources, including radio and television.
I have been suspicious of some news and wondered about this second, and even third level, of false news, false reporting, false statistics and so on.
The UN is one of the main sources of falsified information, as the Malthusian philosophy holds sway in that organization. Other big groups, such as "charities" funded by Bill Gates, also take part in mis-information for the sake of population control in the Third World.
In the past year, those of us who are "Vatican Watchers" have seen the continual misuse of information from such sources as La Stampa and L'Osservatore Romano.
Check this out for mis-information. The headline makes me sick. This is manipulation loud and clear.
http://www.osservatoreromano.va/en
So, what is a good Catholic to do?
One, be holy and hone one's discernment. See my blogs on this. Here is one link.
http://supertradmum-etheldredasplace.blogspot.com/2014/02/why-catholic-cannot-discern.html
Two, choose news sources carefully and use common sense.
Three, always, always, always compare news items and editorials with the Teaching Magisterium of the Church.
Four, be cautious and wise. Pray daily for the gifts of the Holy Spirit to be operative in your life
Five, do not, I repeat, do not watch television. All the news is manipulated on that media.
Six, follow reliable sources by looking at the author's philosophies.
More on this later...