Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Manipulation by the market muscle


“The Union of Concerned Scientists has released a report accusing Exxon Mobil of spending millions of dollars to manipulate public opinion on the seriousness of global warming”, Clifford Krauss, International Herald Tribune, January 4th. And another interesting finding: “Industry funding of nutrition-related scientific articles may bias conclusions in favour of sponsors' products, with potentially significant implications for public health.” Lesser et al. PLoS Medicine, January 8th. The multiple facets of the hyper constructed reality are a significant element of human societies, where in modern times there is a determinant influences of mass media, and their overwhelming window frame approach.