[chiefalchemist]

Discussion? Yes, in the usual token sense. But not much more. And if amything it was directed solely at Trump, not the USA's long standing (hypocritial) relationship with SA. That's simply not something the USA MM does.

Regardless, it's one example. The point is, the Western Media is relatively blind to anyone or anything that involves itself with SA. RT probably does a better job.

[ttyprintk]

Were you expecting the media to do more than report?

[chiefalchemist]

Not any more or less than they usually do. I was expecting, if nothing else, consistency in how they use their tactics. But not doing so is just as telling.

Conclusion: We have a conpletely failed Fourth Estate; which means "the democracy" (they're so fond of fearing for) is no democracy - by the text book defintion - at all. The irony is absurd.

[ttyprintk]

I think specific examples would help this back on track. We have a grandparent comment and others in the thread supporting negative media narratives about KSA culture. We have a parent comment about the coverage of US business involvement with KSA and a few commenters supported that with their recollections of the media narrative around conducting business with KSA, not even getting into cultural or military problems.

It’s interesting if your media diet has changed favorably for either KSA culture, military, or business connections. Maybe the career arc of Rex Tillerson, or the investiture arc of Jared Kushner have been sculpted by some outlets and not others.