Double Standards

The media is a terrifying thing. On one hand, you have them bashing the hell out of Toyota. On the other hand, when GM comes under investigation by the NHTSA for faulty brake lines, almost no one reports it. This, despite the fact that the issue affects over six million vehicles sold between 1999 and 2003.

But one can't hide something like this for very long. So when it is reported, it is severely downplayed.

To the unsuspecting reader, the above article shows that GM is mindful of its consumers and taking preventive action by fitting improved brake systems to its cars. The bit about the investigation on 6.2 million cars built in the past is treated like an addendum of little importance.

Media influence has the power to set an enormous company reeling, to get a president elected, and to replace the ruling party. The Chinese Communist Party is well aware of this, and that is why Google is leaving China.

Think twice before taking something for its face value.