I've made up my mind: I don't find the role of the "MSM" (mainstream media) dubious anymore. The media are dependent on state aid and therefore not "un"dependent. And to the extent that they are, it is made difficult for them. I can't think of any other explanation for ignoring information. The Dutch media are simply corrupted.
Zwagerman: "When BNR gave Maurice de Hond some airtime for his Delta Plan Ventilation [..] the editor-in-chief was put under pressure from all sides" We have heard stories like this leak before. Pieter Klok who said that he had been asked to "keep the RIVM a bit out of the wind" and similar statements from other editors-in-chief. The demonstrably colored and incorrect (because incomplete) articles in "science sections". The "usual suspects" in the talk shows. Renowned scientists who have to turn to youtube channels or do not get beyond their own blogs to spread their message.
De slippendragers van de NPO hebben net 19 miljoen gekregen “voor het extra werk†rondom corona. Die hebben hun taak kennelijk goed ingevuld met onjuiste, manipulatieve berichtgeving.
Dit is geen gezonde situatie voor een democratie.
