This was a very informative talk that the Archbishop gave to Legatus, a group of Catholic businessmen. He presents a very good analysis of how the media, by a continuum of rapid sound bytes pasted by video clips chosen by hidden figures working behind the scenes, shapes and manipulates our thought process if we allow it to. The last sentence in the article is especially salient and provocative:
“America’s media, including its news media, are the greatest catechetical syndicate in history. And if that kind of power doesn’t make us uneasy, it should at least make us alert.” Full article can be read here.
