The Media and the Assassination of JFK Options

[John Simkin]

This is a subject that constantly comes up on the Forum. However, I thought it might be worth giving the subject its own thread. This debate usually takes the form of how we can persuade newspapers to provide this information. However, as the Operation Mockingbird thread shows, the CIA still control the publishing industry. This includes the promotion of non-conspiracy books that do not make a profit and preventing the publication of books that would.

The same goes for television. History conspiracy documentaries shown in the UK always gets high viewing figures. Recently, a highly respected television journalist went to the BBC with an excellent proposal for a 2 hour documentary on the latest evidence on the JFK assassination, but was turned down.

Tim Gratz has argued on another thread that we should try and persuade companies to pay for a newspaper supplement on the assassination of JFK.

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If Tim has the energy to do this, fine, but I think he will be wasting his time. Even if he could persuade these corporations to pay out this money, would it make the necessary impact? For example, how much influence has the Paul Kuntzler advert had? When it has been referred to in the mainstream media it has only been to ridicule Paul.

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I am of the opinion that the CIA is still able to block the mainstream media from discussing this subject in a rational way. Even when a good book like David Talbot’s gets through, it is marginalized and does not get anything like the publicity it deserves.

However, this is not a defeatist post, although we cannot influence the mainstream media, we do have power within the alternative media that is growing in importance since the development of the internet. Most young people get their information from the web. Over the next few years this will become true of most people in the Western World. The important media players are now Google, Wikipedia and YouTube, not Fox News, Random House and the New York Times.

It is important that we concentrate on these new forms of communication. What is more, if we organize ourselves properly, we can really influence opinion on the JFK assassination and other important political events.

Most people looking for information about the JFK assassination will type in something like the “assassination of John F. Kennedy” at Google. The first three sites out of 1,580,000 are (1) Wikipedia, (2) John McAdams (3) Spartacus.

It is assumed that anyone really interested in this subject will look at all three websites. Therefore if people use the web to find out about the case, they will be put into contact with the latest information available (my pages on the JFK assassination include a large number of links to the appropriate threads in this forum). In fact, I have now decided to give a link to this thread from my home page (over 50,000 visitors a day).

How did I get into this position at Google? The main reason is the links that you get from other websites. However, getting links from some sites are more important than others. The ranking of the site is also taken into consideration. Therefore a link from Wikipedia, John McAdams or Spartacus is more important than links from other, lower-ranked sites. For example, both Wikipedia and John McAdams link to my website. The system also works in reverse. You also get higher ranking if you link to other high-ranking sites.

On my index page I provide links to all the JFK assassination websites that I am aware of. If your one has been missed out, send me an email about it and I will add your URL to my page (it will also help you if you link back to me).

There is another important factor in website ranking that is not so well-known and so I am unwilling to post details on an open forum. However, if you email me I will send you details.

My website and this forum enable us to communicate with anyone interested in the JFK assassination. Let us use this power to get the truth to the citizens of the world.