A leaked Al Jazeera style guide shows how a PDF can govern reality. When journalism’s rulebooks decide what can be called true, are we still reporting the world or quietly legislating it?
This sounds very Orwellian, except that the media, not the government, is now acting as the 'ministry of truth.' Controlling language is the first step to controlling the narrative.
This sounds very Orwellian, except that the media, not the government, is now acting as the 'ministry of truth.' Controlling language is the first step to controlling the narrative.
Precisely. And that inevitably trickles down (or up?) to policy as well.