Although "fake news" has recently been noted by some media outlets, it has been around for decades. The first organized effort in the U.S. began with Edward Bernays, Sigmund Freud's nephew. Bernays coined the term "public relations" because he said "propaganda" had negative connotations. Conservative segments of industry have built up a widespread network of PR firms such as Hill and Knowles which specialize in misrepresentation to spread doubt on science which negatively effects profits, and think tanks such as the New Enterprise and Marshal Institutes over the last 30 years. The concerted effort of these has created an alternative reality for those who believe them. They work closely with media outlets to give them reports that are publication-ready, so they go right into the media as-received from the think tank with no critical review, saving the media companies the "trouble" and cost of investigative reporting at the cost of the truth.
Bernay's efforts are detailed in this BBC special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ3RzGoQC4s Don't be put off by the melodrama of the beginning with Sigmund Freud and yelling crowds, the film is very informative. Expect to see much more of this on EVs now that the Koch brothers have started funding an effort against them. -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/A-D-Little-EV-vs-ICE-report-tp4684797p4684809.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
