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British Government-Funded Outlet Offered Journalist $17,000 a Month to Produce Propaganda for Syrian Rebels
Khalek, Rania
http://www.alternet.org/grayzone-project/british-government-funded-outlet-offered-us-journalist-17000-month-producehttp://www.globalresearch.ca/british-government-funded-outlet-offered-journalist-17000-a-month-to-produce-propaganda-for-syrian-rebels/5561342 Date Written: 2016-12-08 Publisher: Alternet Year Published: 2016 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX20153 The Revolutionary Forces of Syria media office, a major Syrian opposition media outfit and frequent source of information for Western media, is funded by the British government as a propaganda outlet. Abstract: -- Excerpts: "This was far beyond working for state-owned media in my opinion. It was to actually be a mouthpiece for specific armed groups that are backed by a Western regime with a long history of disastrous interference in this region. That doesn’t mean I don’t have sympathy for people who are against the Syrian government. I am not pro-regime. At the same time, I am a journalist and would like to maintain my integrity at that level." ... The warped picture of Syria that has been provided to Western media consumers is not the fault of the Syrian opposition, which is merely advancing its own most immediate public relations needs without regard for the objective truth, as combatants in war often do. It is, however, a damning indictment of a media establishment that has failed to scrutinize convenient pro-war narratives that serve their own governments’ geopolitical interests. Subject Headings |