It is a truth well established that dictators sustain their holds on power by feeding their people a constant diet of propaganda through state-owned media. Other sources of information that seek to challenge the narrative of the autocrat are intimidated or removed. This is the subject of a fine op-ed in the NYT today. This op-ed is as relevant in African countries such as Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, etc., as anywhere else where autocrats reign supreme. The journalists who peddle the lies of autocrats have often been the unacknowledged promoters of autocracy around the world.
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