Eastman obituary
My first though in terms of the type of media consumption mentioned in this article is the politically charged environment that is created through media creation and consumption. The words "control" and "mouthpiece" really emphasize how much media shapes public opinion on many topics (usually political it seems). The public gives so much power to these media outlets and allow them to "shape politics and policies".
The Mercurio Project
Even the media consumption is backed by money and financial consumption: "poured funds into Chile's largest...newspaper". In my mind, propaganda creates ideology and a "massive propaganda campaign" can lead to revolts. Reflecting on the political scene in Chile in 1973, I wonder: what is freedom of speech? Should opposition media and news be completely silenced? We also yet again see the US intervening directly with Latin American affairs through the CIA here, through funding they are taking a political stance against Allende's regime. It seems as if they were literally willing to pay whatever to continue to fight Allende's power. The US "covert" operations don't seem to be so discreet. This situation was high stakes for Chile and the fact that the article mentions "the Chilean economy would have deteriorated sufficiently to provoke a state of emergency", but the US had no concern of suffering any consequences from what was going on in Chile.
The Revolution Will Be Televised
I wonder how people felt watching the presidential debate on national TV. The amount of media saturation seems like it could have been overwhelming for the public at the time. We see the topic of "displaced indigenous peoples" coming up again when referring to media consumption. Identity is formed "through their relation with such places, images and objects, and without them are left disoriented". Historic memory and how events are remembered by different groups came to my mind when reading the quote: "Searching for memory in the fragmented, war-torn, nuclear-bombed, post-apocalyptic landscapes of our contemporary urban and industrial world".
My first though in terms of the type of media consumption mentioned in this article is the politically charged environment that is created through media creation and consumption. The words "control" and "mouthpiece" really emphasize how much media shapes public opinion on many topics (usually political it seems). The public gives so much power to these media outlets and allow them to "shape politics and policies".
The Mercurio Project
Even the media consumption is backed by money and financial consumption: "poured funds into Chile's largest...newspaper". In my mind, propaganda creates ideology and a "massive propaganda campaign" can lead to revolts. Reflecting on the political scene in Chile in 1973, I wonder: what is freedom of speech? Should opposition media and news be completely silenced? We also yet again see the US intervening directly with Latin American affairs through the CIA here, through funding they are taking a political stance against Allende's regime. It seems as if they were literally willing to pay whatever to continue to fight Allende's power. The US "covert" operations don't seem to be so discreet. This situation was high stakes for Chile and the fact that the article mentions "the Chilean economy would have deteriorated sufficiently to provoke a state of emergency", but the US had no concern of suffering any consequences from what was going on in Chile.
The Revolution Will Be Televised
I wonder how people felt watching the presidential debate on national TV. The amount of media saturation seems like it could have been overwhelming for the public at the time. We see the topic of "displaced indigenous peoples" coming up again when referring to media consumption. Identity is formed "through their relation with such places, images and objects, and without them are left disoriented". Historic memory and how events are remembered by different groups came to my mind when reading the quote: "Searching for memory in the fragmented, war-torn, nuclear-bombed, post-apocalyptic landscapes of our contemporary urban and industrial world".
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