When the leading members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) attempt...
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- Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media whole source · open book
When the leading members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) attempted in 1998 to push through in secret a Multilateral Agreement on Investment that would have protected further the rights of international investors as against the rights of democratic bodies within states, the Internet was extremely valuable in alerting opposition forces to the threat and helping mobilize an opposition that prevented acceptance of this agreement.14 Similarly, in the protest actions against the WTO meetings in Seattle in November 1999 and the IMF and World Bank annual gatherings in Washington, D.C., in April 2000, communication via the Internet played an important role both in organizing the protests and in disseminating information on the events themselves that countered the mainstream media’s hostile portrayal of these protests.15 However, although the Internet has been a valuable addition to the communications arsenal of dissidents and protesters, it has limitations as a critical tool.
chapter: Introduction to the 2002 Edition