Controlling the Lens: The Media War Being Fought Over Ukraine Between the Western Bloc and Russia | Global Research

Controlling the Lens: The Media War Being Fought Over Ukraine Between the Western Bloc and Russia | Global Research

Governments and major corporations control or, at least, try to
manipulate public opinion and discursive processes through mass media
communication. They also wage information wars through the use of mass
media communication. Like other geopolitical events, this is the case
concerning the Ukrainian anti-government protests and the proceeding
February 2014 coup in Kiev. This information war is a contest where the
international news networks and major newspapers act as armies, the
weapons being used are the media, and the frontline is the interactive
space known as the public sphere. Radio frequencies, air waves,
satellite feeds, social media, cellular or mobile phone uploads,
communication networks, and the internet are all part of the war.