Concentrate on fighting we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories the other though does their own. And then Prime MinisterNarendra Modi says his countrys great i got it they say i was shocked. That i tried. Thank you guys i shouted. A straight 1st at the clash this question to which. I dont want to find. Hello im Richard Burton youre watching the listening post working from home here are some of the media stories were covering this week china india and the border dispute that turned deadly what is actually happening on the line of actual control advertisers pull the plug on facebook temporarily at least they say its their way to get hate messages off the platform its called neo ottoman cool turkey is exporting its history through epic t. V. Adventures from the days of empire and paying a lip sync service one to the president of the united states. The 2 most populous countries in the world china and india are dealing with the fallout of the 1st Deadly Border clash between them in almost half a century 20 indian soldiers were reportedly killed some clubbed to death by Chinese Forces in a pitched battle on whats known as the line of actual control the l. A. See what we do not know is just about Everything Else the confrontation took place in the middle of nowhere at 14000 feet of altitude on a Himalayan Mountain that journalists cannot get to and the 2 governments are saying very little so the indian news media are doing their thing speculating talking. Boycotts urging their political leaders to wage an economic war against china on the other side of the disputed border the coverage is almost nonexistent this is a story about narratives and 2 governments that in their own ways are out to keep a lid on this conflict before it gets out of hand our starting point this week is the sino indian border. Even in the year 2020 with everything that has happened this story is a category of its own a border clash between 2 Nuclear Powers with a combined population of more than 2. 00 killed their soldiers in gauged in hand to hand combat at least 20 lives lost a conflict with enormous implications that we know almost nothing about since it happened in the most remote place imaginable and almost unpopulated corner of the himalayans cheeriness very remote. All troops for me this. Human habitation Union Government hasnt allowed press to visit the area and the details. Trickling from sources in the indian army have been given some information. Based but it dont fit with the history thats not taking place so far up the internet and the area has been shut down and there is any communication available to the People Living in the area and thats been a problem for the journalist thats going. To rely on sources in the new insight as it is whatever the Chinese State media but. Because of the breastfeeding. This conflict goes back more than a century but it hasnt claimed lockups since 1975 the socalled line of actual control separating china from india. As the worlds longest disputed border the question of who controls what territory elicits different responses depending on who and when you ask or whether youre in beijing or delhi only one National Leader has been heard from on this confrontation indias new wrench remote citizens accustomed to the Prime Minister flexing his nationalist muscles on issues like this got something a little different to what es a Prime Minister calls in a neat and in the statement that there is no. Nobodys cross the border theres nobody on our side no hog boy. Am i do you see mama goose i am. Not dark my. Bees job are to save. Lives and you know me. Heart of mob i get that on our blog of the occult. Or nay. Youre talking about. Their body that he was trying to say ok this is all worth if i dont admit it i dont have to. But the statements by mr do not find. Any bites austria sort of side. Effects of that statement was that the chinese side i did up with a conclusion that i cited admitting he and the chinese b. N. A. Had never entered into an area that was used as an evidence to make an argument. Thats the aggressor the chinese seized his video put subtitles on it and released it to their audiences and to the world social media plant it was almost as though he was speaking the script written by the Chinese Government but if. This was that. It might incite people to demand sterner action the Union Government which could potentially escalate and war so the indian side is wary for that reason. The modi video that circulated on chinese social media was put there and helpfully subtopic the communist partys use with the more traditional news outlets beijing controls have been almost invisible on this story. And media are chinas polar and ideological opposites in india the market rules there are more than 424 hour t. V. News channels almost all of them are privately owned and ratings and they set the Global Benchmark for collective. You know something contrast with the Chinese Media which have yet to report the casualties even official. Chinese government the most important thing is to make sure that they control. And they do not allow anybody to say anything which might work. Change to any complicated situation and virus the chinese want the border into the nj who escalate with. All the reporting on the graphic details on the incident might well stimulate a very Strong National dish think ill bush in china which will be in the interest of the communist party. On the other hand hindu nationalists are a core part of the constituency. Of flirting with radical elements on social media if it keeps them in his tent but the Prime Minister knows this is not the time to fly the flag or talk tough with china that india is outgunned in this dispute militarily and economically the last time the 2 sides came to blows 45 years ago their economies were relatively equal chinas has since grown into the worlds 2nd largest its now 5 times the size of indians and the subcontinent is reliant on all kinds of chinese products right down to the phones and televisions indians use to get there its. A fact that somehow the looted indian talking heads who have been urging their viewers to launch a border dispute or talk of Chinese Brands that if you get back up their pockets seen caught by law to. Fan out money but not for letting him do it im going im not going to go out but im not sure anybody there has been t. V. Anchors from time snow and the t. V. Promoting ashtabula stop buying these products but the irony is that the movies t. V. Jones are sponsored by the east of. Here so you are promoting this narrative but then it is a guy youre taking. Last shot off a show like that. And just made such a mockery of the kind of. Keep my social media feed it was a still image of a child a very cheap dog i. Just think it was made in china patently illegal this is the food by its not small and the stage has carbs but what im not the full and thats a chinese. Student focusing on the kind of dignified. India should be a coming back leading to an allele and. To actually dumbed down the discourse. Meanwhile the comparative silence of the chinese news media is the sound of sense was quietly going about their work youve got to read between the red. Round one in this media battle goes to the president s speech in painting and china and he hasnt said a thing. Should take but thats never been stuck in the damaged. And he should go. And try to run there was a con to. 20 Union Soldiers watching television. And wondering why they died and the chinese absent. The Prime Minister is being used as an asset. Because the real. Reality is. Were discussing other media stories that are on our radar now with one of our producers slow philips some Major Companies announced this past week theyre pulling their advertisements off of facebook so whats going on here. Boycotting is whats going on richard big names like ben and jerrys patagonia north face its a growing list of advertisers who say that theyre going to stay away from facebook for the in time month of july over the platforms failure to do more to remove hate speech its all part of a new campaign called stop hate for profit a group formed after the killing of george floyd and the subsequent protests the organizers which include the a. D. L. And the end of a p put out this joint statement the social Media Company is amplifying the messages of White Supremacists permitting incitement to violence and is failing to disrupt bad actors using the platform to do harm that has been a lot of criticism over facebook including some from c. E. O. Mark zuckerberg own stuff over its failure to take action on inflammatory posts from among others President Trump and what impact is this boycott likely to have on the companys operations 99 percent of facebooks revenue comes from advertising almost 70000000000 dollars last year alone so the Campaign Organizers are hoping that by Encouraging Companies to boycott its going to give facebook the incentive it needs to change in order to really make a dent on the companys revenues however stop it for profit would need buy in from thousands of businesses Facebook Says that its quote taking steps to review our policies ensure diversity and transparency when making decisions on how we apply our policies and advance Racial Justice and Voter Engagement on our platform but how many times have we heard this kind of talk before and one industry thats yet to join this boycott is politics the u. S. Elections are just 5 months away now whats whats the likelihood of those election campaigns being able to win themselves officers booked. Not much both biden and trump are all over the platform biden has actually spent 1600000. 00 on facebook ads in a single day this month now one of those ads which ran for a couple of days last week took issue with what trump has been saying about racial unrest in America Biden accuse the president of fanning flames of quote White Supremacy hatred and violence thereby implicitly referring to platforms like facebook where of course the Biden Campaign is heavily invested ok thanks for. Its been on the air for 5 seasons now there have been more than 400. 00 episodes and with hundreds of millions of viewers dead only out of to rule or out of to rule the resurrection is one of turkeys biggest television exports yet and this is a country thats among the top exporters of t. V. Content in the world dead earlyish attitude is a historical epic its set in the 13th century its on the founding of the Ottoman Empire the show cashes in on a wave of the stalled year and fascination for that era whats known as neo ottoman cool but given the topic the time period and the current geo political context theres a propaganda stick feel to the show and others like it that plays right into the hands of turkeys ruling party the a. K. P. And president heir to ones own brand of turkish nationalism the listening posts may not she ravi now on how history politics and entertainment collide in turkeys automatics. Every Community Every nation has a troop of key storylines and unity magnetic narratives that are retold time and again. In britain there are stories of royalty from the cost to the present. Generation also i dont know i dont want. Them included in Popular Culture they can be in for independence from japan is it a cut in theme. To top. Up. And in turkey over the past decade or so ottoman history the opulence conquests power has been one of the most popular story lines across media but especially on t. V. In cost some change a society in constant flux and in such conflicts in times of crisis especially history more as a subject which plays a significant role in creation of identity. The rising interest in stories of the past in terms of t. V. Drama has been a really really important phenomenon ottoman themed shows were not popular up to a point in fact. The most popular shows were. Romantic drama. And then suddenly around 2011 Magnificent Century or more to sham years ill became a big hit that has been a catalyst for this change and were seeing more of the ottoman related ottoman inspired shells in turkish television. Big difference in said she was an unqualified success an International Hit watched by tens of millions across the middle east asia and latin america. With the countrys t. V. Industry and the dramas it produces disease as theyre called in turkish into the big. That was back in 20114 years later after rule after the resurrection came on the air confirming the International Appeal of disease and opening up new markets in pakistan for instance a government he would have called knowing. It would take the c. D. s gets blockbuster ratings on p. T. V. The state broadcaster there. The plot of the rule is centered around the founders of the of the Ottoman Empire. District. Court was a. Strong road are called where. Telling stories about the founding of the Ottoman Empire one aspect of the popularity of the series is that they show the middle east the muslim city is at the center of the world contrasting with portrayals of the west as weak and divided. We see the defeat of the crusaders these themes of kind of islamic pride definitely. Contribute to its popularity and pakistan is a good example of that too will be popular specifically in the muslim world is fascinating by itself other couple elements to look at why the 1st one is cultural proximity theres so much cultural overlap between middle eastern neighbors and turkey and also after the success of magnificence century fascination with everything that is related to the Ottoman Empire became very popular and the consumption of that became cool new york time and cool is a term that my colleague my one create the point to reflect that new image of. Started perhaps around 15 years ago demonstrated that shift of perception from turkey as an enemy to turkey as a model. Of power was perhaps at its height with the rise of president ghana at the time and this went hand in hand with the popularity of turkish Popular Culture particularly turkish t. V. Series. For president of egypt and his justice and development party. In turkey reconnecting with the ottoman eda has been central to their message. In his more than 15 years in power the one has pushed him. Of continuity drawing a line from the ottomans will dance through to himself. Another one has done that by locking up his critics in the news media transforming toking into one of the worlds leading chinos of journalists scores of academics and dissidents have been imprisoned as well amidst all of that the t. V. Dramas the daily shouted and the spin off by thoughts of the honey both of which were commissioned by turkeys state broadcaster t. R. T. Have aligned nicely with the a key piece of communication strategy. And time as them has begun to be an influential domestic and International Political instrument and this has been for the during the a key ally. The latest. Toward a truly i. C. I. Jobs the hall pooled our 2 rule is. Reenactments all contemporary politics the people on the one hand and the enemy is all the people on the other hand the leader on the one hand the enemy is the believe there on the other hand elements of the show didnt issue at all specifically and also recently. It has been used for pro a k p and pro arrid on initiatives especially the political rallies and campaigns. For example in the president ial campaign and 27 t. This video specifically demonstrates that there is a historical continually between the Ottoman Empire and present our dog. On top. For audiences cynical both of and of turkeys role in the region the comparisons between ottoman t. V. Heroes and the turkish president not only fall flat theyre seen as a not so subtle flexing of muscles a signal that turkey can through its cultural exports trying to soften public sentiment that has undeniably hardened across a number of arab nations not least because of turkeys role in 2 wars in syria and libya. Drama series take added importance because there are often in interpreted by governments as part of that turkish political and military push and we can seek out of a counter historic interpretation a number of new big budget series that are produced by. Countries like the u. A. E. And egypt and saudi arabia will lead off money in a safari you dont have a. Little bit of an 11 now before i want to have a look at all im a star but what. Is one of the more recent examples it takes up the period as its backdrop and kind of show is in a very negative light the turkish history control intervention in egypt and some portrayals mock turkish historical figures. Ideological battles fought over the airwaves im not limited to news reporting or political rhetoric. Entertainment informs audiences to sheeps hearts and minds. By tapping into a fascination for the ottoman eda turkish disease have grown into an export industry. A cultural weapon for a country out to resurrect its history if not its empire. And finally they say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery unless it slips thinking and your name is donald trump theres something about the way the President Trump delivers a sound bite taking his words having them coming out of someone elses mouth that makes truth sound much stranger than fiction sarah cooper an american comedian and author has got this formula down so well leave you now with her latest to talk treatment of trump boasting about the amazing crowds he expected at that rally in oklahoma which flopped spectacularly and watch out for the dr evil reference its in there well see you next time here at the listening post. They have a new a pretty new magnificent. Arena as you probably have heard and were getting exact numbers out but were either close to or over 1000000 people wanting to go we have a 22000 seat arena but i think were going to also take the Convention Hall next door and thats going to hold 40000. 00 or so of 22000. 00 plus 40000. 00 which would mean that would have over 900000. 00 people that wont be able to go but. Hopefully theyll be watching but its its an amazing nobodys ever heard of numbers like this and we expect to have you know its like a record setting where weve never had an empty seat and we certainly wont in oklahoma. 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