Mass media "filters" filtered out new stories and facts that are presented in major local, regional, national and international news media outlets. The five classes of media "filters" are:
1) Ownership, especially when media ownership is consolidated and participatory with regards to self and special interests.
2) Funding sources include both internal and external sources of financing the reporting.
3) Sourcing - where sources can influence action taking advantage of their value to the source, and which can negatively affect access and reliability, and punish those that negatively impact the source or the sources constituents.
4) Flak - negative responses to a media statement, article, or program. It can be lawsuits, intimidation, violence, boycott and destroying livelihood.
5) "being branded fear activating ideology that is not accepted by the hegemony". - communist, socialist, liberal, etc.
1) Ownership, especially when media ownership is consolidated and participatory with regards to self and special interests.
2) Funding sources include both internal and external sources of financing the reporting.
3) Sourcing - where sources can influence action taking advantage of their value to the source, and which can negatively affect access and reliability, and punish those that negatively impact the source or the sources constituents.
4) Flak - negative responses to a media statement, article, or program. It can be lawsuits, intimidation, violence, boycott and destroying livelihood.
5) "being branded fear activating ideology that is not accepted by the hegemony". - communist, socialist, liberal, etc.
The reporter could not get past the media filters with his highly controversial stories, even though they were well documented and fact-checked.
by mlhiss December 15, 2019
Get the media filtermug. by 141414141 October 3, 2022
Get the L-Filtermug. by anonymous November 11, 2020
Get the No filter Februarymug. A military punishment in which a shower trough is plugged and flooded, and then a full platoon is required to ejaculate into the flooded shower. The individual being punished must then suck in the water through their teeth, filtering the semen from the water. The punishment is complete when the water passes a black light examination and is cum free.
PFC Lesiecki only took 6 hours and 17 minutes to complete the filter feeder punishment. It’s a new record!!
by JohnDoeTheMan July 23, 2025
Get the The Filter Feedermug. The act of asking "What's this?" before opening a link sent by a friend using a communication medium, such as AIM or text. This implies to your friend that sent the link that you either don't trust them, or you think their links are not interesting, usually telling them not to send you another link again, no matter how awesome it is. Also the friend wouldn't want to spoil the fun, so it gets them angry.
Julie: www.youtube.com//24e65345645
Julie: Check this out!!
John: What's this?
Julie: WTFUX U link filtering me for?
Julie: Check this out!!
John: What's this?
Julie: WTFUX U link filtering me for?
by thatguy2354 March 11, 2009
Get the link filteringmug. To reconsider advice given by a so-called "expert." Rather than listen to a man’s advice, a woman can consider his more optimal replacement.
by whoisthepoet August 18, 2016
Get the dildo filtermug. When someone describes themselves as "having no filter" what they really mean is "I'm a massive cunt but you can't get angry at me because I find myself funny"
They also get angry when you call them out for being a cunt and often get really upset when you are a cunt to them.
They also get angry when you call them out for being a cunt and often get really upset when you are a cunt to them.
Person A: "hahaha that guy got hit by a car that's pretty funny"
Person B: "wtf is wrong with you?"
Person A: "I just have no filter haha I'm so random like that"
Person B: "wtf is wrong with you?"
Person A: "I just have no filter haha I'm so random like that"
by Pissedoffwithshittypeople February 8, 2021
Get the No filtermug.