Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Orwell Rolls in His Grave

Orwell Rolls in His Grave is a 2004 documentary film written and directed by Robert Kane Pappas. It examines the current and past relationships between the media, the US government and corporations, analyzing the possible consequences of the concentration of media ownership. Making references to George Orwell's novel 1984, the film argues that reality has met and in some ways exceeded Orwell's expectations about a society dominated by thought control, which is made possible by the media. According to the film, the mass media no longer report news, but manage them, deciding what makes the headlines and what is conveniently ignored, thus ultimately defining the framework upon which most other issues are discussed by the society. As an example, it is claimed that since the late 1980s there's been an agenda pursued by the major media corporations regarding the deregulation of the media market, by which news reports sell all its benefits while neglecting its disastrous results. (Excerpt from Wikipedia). Watch the film online by clicking here.

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Author(s):  Robert Kane Pappas
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Acknowledgements:  Produced by Sag Harbor-Basement Pictures / Orwell Rolls In His Grave. View the film online courtesy of Spread the Word at sprword.com.

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