A confusing sentiment of the mainstream media is the attraction and further push towards showcasing the "War Party" to everyone willing to pay attention to the media. The enticing notion that this war system of mainstream media is through the government and military pushing the idea of their moral compass and ideals onto the people listening and are actively purposefully attempting to shut down the media sources proclaiming antiwar sentiments. This is why sources like Antiwar.com and The American Conservative are sources that no one really knows about unless purposefully searched for and scouted out.
A major reason for sites like those to be purposefully hidden and harder to find and access is due to the blatant media bias that is shown to these antiwar ideal-driven sites. These sites proclaim a different stance that isn't usually brought up or shown in the media often at all, and push their own way of thinking that the media doesn't want to show for the sake of keeping their pro-war ideals in the mainstream, mainly due to major news outlets having a lot of political or economic ties that are enhancing the support towards national security or military actions.
These antiwar outlets are purposefully showing the more uncomfortable side of this spectrum of media, proving that not everything the media is showing is completely true, but rather unearthing the harsher narratives that most try to ignore for the sake of feeling secure and safe in our own country. The mainstream media pushes these narratives deeper into the abyss of the internet, forcing you to go way out of your way to find others who share harsher sentiments about everything about the wars and these actions taking place, mainly to maintain a more stable global order. They cover the worst subjects that are usually failed to be shown, like the economic instability that is brought forth, the unnecessary deaths caused by militaristic actions, destruction, more violent but true sides, and a lot more overall that won't gain the spotlight of the mainstream.
A part of this mainstream media is that it's entirely governed by only a few major companies. This practice is called
media consolidation, where the media is controlled by a set of governing bodies with major influence and power who run the news and media sources, forcing their own narratives that only they want to display.
The pie chart on the right displays how in 1983, 90% of the market was effectively owned by 50 companies, but in 2011, 90% of the market was controlled by only 6 companies. This shows the drastic difference in what's happened to our media as a whole. It's become controlled by set outlets that only display their specific narrative to the public, usually consisting of pro-military/militarism and national security type of viewpoints, so smaller sources, and especially ones that show separate viewpoints than the ones these networks are constantly pushing for, won't be pushed forward and showcased at all.
Thousands of independent and smaller outlets of news sources won't be brought forward into the mainstream due to not aligning with the ideals of the controlling major news outlets but should always be made a point of and focused on in some type of light, so people won't be left in the dark about one side of the argument and information overall.
I've always heavily encouraged research about topics since you won't always get the full story about whatever topic is being explored, which is heavily seen with militaristic news and raging wars more than anything. These smaller sources bring a completely separate, but helpful side to understanding a minority of opinions and information that won't be shown normally. Global problems shouldn't be showcased with only one opinionated and specific narrative but should be shown with a complete understanding of all of it as a whole, with the harsh realities in tow to maintain a clear and concise viewpoint of said issues.
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