The Media is easily pressured

In the early days when the Swiss individual became exposed to State Sponsored Bullying, he prepared for a project where it was crucial to be well connected also to the media. In mid 90’s when the internet came up, also he had his eMail and became aware of the power of modern communication. The media had their website up and running so he networked. It was around 1998, when the media seemed fond of his project and started to publish. He recalls two important happening so close together that puzzled anyone knowing about it.

Case One: as Sport was involved in his project he arranged a photo shouting while running. The Newspaper promised to write a story and post pictures. On the said date no-one showed up. The next day he called and go a very confusing excuse that the photographer lost his way. They didn’t call him despite mobile access. So another day was arranged. But, only the photographer showed up and at first started making pictures from “very normal” angles and positions. But then at the end he had a wish. He wanted to make pictures where the Swiss guy should running over him while the photographer taking the picture is lying on his back. In general this angle could give a good effect. But in that case some bells sounded, the Swiss said. “I was in runners shorts, and anyone looking up from such angle would then see my very private area. Such pictures could be used in a bad way.”  The photographer insisted on this. The Swiss allowed only one shot trying not to make a too long stride while jumping over. But the photographer worked with a winder and was doing anywhere from 4-10 pictures. BTW, those never made it into the paper. It seems they vanished in Nirvana. We are still waiting for an answer on this.

Case Two: another Online Newspaper published an article online on the project. The headings where bearing his name when it was published. A few weeks later when he searched for the article he hardly could  find it. It was only after going through each article of the past weeks he came across the post. The reason for not finding was simple; he could not search for his name in the title anymore as the whole name was fully replaced with “XXXX”.

 

Two cases, where the media seemed to either collaborate or succumb to organizations or individuals who ask for having their influence. The photo taking and pressuring others is well know through the work of Stasi and (former East German Secret Service) and how the Swiss Police worked when they compiled information for their Secret Files that ultimately let to the Secret File Scandal – that was the reason of my Swiss contact having his problems today.

 

Ok I agree with you – the reader, that the title of this post is a bit narrow. Then where individuals are working and struggling to get their business successful going there is potential of being pressurized by those who have their own agenda. I do recognize that human nature is in such a moment in a protective mode as they need to feed their family. It is not important if the matter touches true National Security or if it shall only server the purpose of destroying an individuals live, food base or social network by a corrupt State Employee. The not published pictures, we are sure about that, have being used against my Swiss contact – just read my past post on State Sponsored Child Abuse. It is a fact, that collected data can and will in any moment be turned against the individual whose data was collected if that person does not comply with demands what ever those may be. That is what we call Blackmailing and this is a crime. Further we have to assume, that in the past 23 years since the State Sponsored Bullying started, uncounted people must have being blackmailed to either stop talking to my contact or pressured to stop working with him.

 

If you have experienced a similar situations or heard about it, I would be happy to hear from you. Please share this post so as it can reach a broad exposure – thanks.

 

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