The Global Media War in Africa: At the Mercy of MSM

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I just realized how bad the lack of dissenting opinions here on the continent really is. Apart from state run media and semi independent Private stations, our only other source of mainstream Television information comes from satellite. This satellite stations are all comprised of MSM stations – CNN, BBC, Al-Jazeera etcetera and very few or none alternative stations.

It is no wonder that the majority of intellectuals I have discourse with tend to believe whatever the Mainstream feeds them for lack of an alternative. From Trump to the Western intervention wars in Libya and other parts of Africa and the World, the general populace is groomed to believing whatever the opinion moulders of the mainstream tell us.

It is largely the fault of the alternative stations themselves for not taking their presence in Africa seriously enough. This is partly why the mainstream seems to be in control of the narrative – as they are always two steps ahead. For instance, they have consistently targeted millennials with their ideology as a prelude to grooming the future while alternative platforms barely give much thought to it.

To say Africa and previously avoided nations considered unnecassary should be continously overlooked will be a big mistake for the mainstream.

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