Srilanka, May 14 -- Their coverage was overwhelmingly Jingoistic and war-mongering, and it became a self-fulfilling prophecy. They put the governments into a bind. They set expectations on governments and the military that could not be achieved without a major escalation in the conflict, a dangerous gamble for two countries with a matching number of nuclear warheads.
By the time the two sides agreed to a ceasefire, the jingoistic media coverage had become the primary catalyst of escalation.
The TV anchors fought the war on television screens, flooding the audience with disinformation and race-baiting rhetoric. In the fog of war, they filled airwaves with disinformation. Social media is prone to disinformation and manipulation. However, ...