Hidden Knowledge Course: Lesson One

Media Deception and Public Perception

We live in a dirty and dangerous world. There are some things the general public does not need to know and shouldn't. I believe democracy flourishes when the government can take legitimate steps to keep its secrets and when the press can decide whether to print what it knows.   ~   Katharine Graham, former owner of the Washington Post

The first lesson of the Hidden Knowledge Course will begin to explore the ways in which we are collectively deceived and sometimes even deceive ourselves. In order to make a difference in the world, we can be most effective when we understand the basic inner workings of the all that is hidden, and then come together to transform the shadows both within ourselves and in the world.

This shadow exploration starts in this lesson with the role of the media in influencing public perception. The engaging essay at the link below provides concise summaries of revealing writings by a number of award-winning, courageous journalists who reported on powerful, disturbing stories at the risk of losing their jobs in order to bring highly important news to the public.

Please read the two-page summary at the link below. While you read some of the eye-opening information in these accounts, remember that by working together, we have the potential to change all of this.

www.WantToKnow.info/mediacover-up - summary of Into the Buzzsaw

Many of you may already know or have suspected how corporate ownership of the media has tended to promote fear and sensationalism while neglecting some of the most important issues our world is facing. Others may feel a bit overwhelmed after reading the revealing stories of these courageous, award-winning journalists.

For those who were not aware of media complicity in keeping certain key information from the public, please realize that many who have taken this course were shocked and disturbed when they first learned about some of these things. Yet we also know without doubt that every one of us can make a difference, and together we can be the change and build the world we envision.

Many people would rather not know about the major manipulations happening in our world. Believing that it is better to focus only on the positive, they choose to avoid looking into the shadows. Yet would you ignore a friend who was about to harm someone or commit suicide?

As long as we collectively choose ignorance over awareness, these manipulations will continue. In fact, they will likely grow in magnitude until people are finally forced to open their eyes and deal with the consequences.

The sooner each of us decides that we do want to know of important matters that are being hidden, and that we are willing to invite others to open their eyes, the more easily we will be able to transform our world in a direction that supports the good of all who share our world with us.

Though these lessons include powerful information on the shadow side of our world, the purpose is always one of inspiring you individually and all of us collectively to make a difference. Consider that this can be a tremendous opportunity for us to build a brighter future for our world.

  Sacred Cows

Never assume the obvious is true.  ~  William Safire

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