In 1935, the Congress of American Writers was held in New York City, followed by another two years later. They called on 'the hundreds of poets, novelists, dramatists, critics, short story writers and journalists' to discuss the 'rapid crumbling of capitalism' and the beckoning of another war. They were electric events which, according to one
John Pilger: Del periodismo amarillo a los ataques contra China, el papel perdurable de los medios en la promoción de la guerra
Hoy, la guerra de los medios es una tarea clave del llamado periodismo convencional, que recuerda lo descrito por un fiscal de Nuremberg en 1945: 'Antes de cada agresión importante[…] iniciaban una campaña de prensa calculada para[…] preparar la gente psicológicamente[…]"
Por John Pilger
