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Colombia turns on media amid barrage of lies and propaganda
by Adriaan Alsema May 26, 2021
Public support for Colombia’s mass media has plummeted as they persistently contradict citizen reporting, a poll confirmed.
According to pollster Invamer, public approval of the news media dropped from 41% to 31% since ongoing anti-government protests began on April 28.
The approval of “the media” in Colombia has been dropping for a decade, but plummeted in May after a wave of social media reports on police brutality was blatantly contradicted by mass media.
Colombians become their own reporters
While citizens reported extreme violence by the security forces on social media, Colombia’s mass media almost exclusively reported on incidents of vandalism by “protesters.”
On some days, citizens were literally begging the international community for help while media were replicating a government conspiracy theory that the largely peaceful protests would be coordinated by guerrilla groups.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombia-turns-on-media-amid-barrage-of-lies-and-propaganda/