Privatisation is disguised as modernisation in media discourse

Evidence

Neoliberal ideologues have successfully imposed an equation between neoliberalisation and modernisation; this has been central to capitalist realism. Look at the way that something like the Royal Mail disputes are reported in the mainstream media: the workers are always said to be struggling against “modernisation”, when really they are opposed to privatisation. — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 2239

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: In news discourse ‘modernise’ now means ‘privatise and neoliberalise’. — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished…, 1652; Future-oriented discourse masks the loss of a genuine public sphere — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 765; Media frames privatization as modernization to discredit worker resistance — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished…, 2239

Broader Connections

• Future-oriented discourse masks the loss of a genuine public sphere #corroborates (0.80) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 765