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Eddie Brock is, simply put, the epitome of a spoiled brat.
To put it bluntly, he was able to achieve success and fame because of people's pursuit of gossip. Why do modern people pay so much attention to gossip? Behind this phenomenon, there are actually complex social psychology and human needs. In the era of information explosion, gossip is like a clear stream, with its unique charm, penetrating into every corner of people's daily life. Gossip, often in a light-hearted and humorous way, reveals the multifaceted nature of human nature and satisfies people's curiosity to pry into the privacy of others. It is like a mirror, reflecting the various aspects of life in society, allowing people to taste the ups and downs of the world after dinner.
In the fast-paced life of modern society, gossip has become a great way for people to relax and relieve stress. It is like a seasoning that adds a touch of color to the monotonous life. In addition, gossip also carries people's desire to seek a sense of identity and belonging. In the process of sharing and spreading gossip, people can find like-minded friends, form common topics and interests, and thus strengthen the connection and bond between each other. This kind of social interaction based on gossip not only enriches people's spiritual world, but also promotes social harmony and stability. Furthermore, gossip also has certain educational significance. By understanding the experiences and lessons of others, people can draw wisdom and inspiration from them and avoid repeating the same mistakes. It is like a living textbook, allowing people to learn how to better behave in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere. In summary, modern people pay attention to gossip not simply out of boredom or vulgarity, but from the deep desire for human exploration, emotional release, social needs and self-improvement. Gossip, with its unique charm and value, has become an indispensable part of modern society, allowing people to find a touch of comfort and fun in the busyness and hustle and bustle.
But obviously Eddie had overestimated his status before!
He actually tried to expose the real big capital!
You know, the media has never been independent! In fact, from the first day of the birth of news media, they have been deeply tied to capital!
The American media has always boasted of "freedom of the press", but in fact it has long been "deeply kidnapped" by money politics. The media is controlled by the wealthy and powerful, and media resources are highly concentrated. The former "media elite" has long been "out of touch with the ground". While the credibility of the media has hit a new low, it is also constantly tearing apart the social conditions and public opinion in the United States. The American news media has a long history. After years of mergers and reorganizations, it has become highly concentrated, and the major media are controlled by a few financial groups or large families. For example, in addition to Fox TV, which has the highest ratings in the US news channel, the National Geographic Channel, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post and other media, News Corporation also owns film production companies, etc., becoming a very influential omnimedia group. The Washington Post has long been controlled by the Graham family and was acquired by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos for US$2013 million in 2.5.
The New York Times has long been in the hands of the Salzberg family. Since the 60s, the New York Times has been a staunch supporter of Democratic candidates in the US presidential race. Comcast is the largest cable TV provider and the second largest Internet service provider in the United States. Comcast's NBC is one of the three major news networks in the United States. Among the three major TV news networks, ABC belongs to Walt Disney Company, and CNN is an agency of Time Warner. These large news groups have annual operating income of up to tens of billions of dollars. In recent years, mergers and acquisitions between news media have been relatively active, which has further concentrated media resources in a few interest groups. In addition to major news channels, these media groups also have many local branches and affiliated channels, which penetrate the United States in all directions and provide them with breaking news clues at the first time. These media groups not only control the major news media in the United States, but also own entertainment and professional communication resources such as film production companies, music stations, and National Geographic Channel, which have an all-round impact on people's lives and ideologies.
2016 is the year of the US presidential election. Candidates have used the media resources at their disposal early on to try their best to get closer to voters. However, interacting with the media costs money, and it is not a small amount. During the primary election, the New York Times launched a special issue called "Buying Power". Among the 1.2 million households in the United States, 158 households controlled nearly half of the funds in the early stages of the election. These 158 households are not only spread across various industries such as finance, media, technology, energy, real estate, transportation, insurance, medical care, and logistics, but also live in nearby communities. The presidential election eight years ago cost as much as $8 billion, and in 17 it was as high as $2012 billion. In 20, the Supreme Court ruled that American companies could invest in campaign funding without restrictions, which is the super political action committee with unlimited donations that appeared later. The emergence of this system has to make people worry about the interference of capital in politics and the fairness of policies. Some experts estimate that the cost of the 2010 election may exceed $2016 billion.
The US media is becoming more and more centralized, and its credibility has been declining year after year. According to Gallup's public opinion survey, in 2015, only 40% of the public expressed "trust" or "relative trust" in the media, the lowest since Gallup conducted such surveys in 1997. The trust in the media among young and middle-aged people aged 18 to 49 is even lower, at only 36%. Specifically, the public's trust in newspapers and television is only 20% and 21% respectively, only higher than Congress and large companies. Compared with other media systems in the world, the US media has two characteristics: autonomy independent of the government and private commercial monopoly. In the 60s, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States formulated 10 principles to regulate the public service responsibilities of the media, such as 1984% of the time must be used to broadcast non-entertainment programs. But in 70, these principles were gradually abolished on the grounds that "TV programs need to cater to the tastes of local audiences." At the same time, the FCC's control over media ownership is also gradually being relaxed. In the 7s, the FCC stipulated that each legal entity could own up to seven television stations, which was expanded to 1985 in 12, and the upper limit on media ownership was gradually lifted after 2003, as long as the coverage of the local population was below 45%. This certainly brought more economic benefits to the media groups, but at the same time it caused information and resource monopoly. For example, the number of platforms owned by the top ten media groups in the United States reached 2002 in 300, while the number was only 1995 in 104.
The FCC's relaxed policy indirectly undermines information diversity and representativeness. In his research on public opinion, Vincent Price, an American political communication scholar, found that the American representative democratic system has shaped the relationship between the media, public opinion and candidates to a certain extent: politicians invest a lot of time and money, track and analyze the opinions of voters who are concerned through the media, and then publish opinion polls that are favorable to them through the media. Of course, media elites will not let politicians manipulate them. They will filter information through their party bias and present it to voters and politicians in the form of comments, analysis and data.
According to a survey conducted by the Media Research Institute and the Associated Press, only 6% of the public have "confidence" in the media. The survey shows that the public generally believes that the reports of the American media should be more fair, balanced, accurate and complete. Ironically, according to a survey conducted by the Brookings Institution and the Public Religion Research Institute in 2014, Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show" has more "credibility" in news than MSNBC. The "Daily Show" is a news satire program that satirizes current news stories, politicians and media organizations. It is actually an entertainment program, while MSNBC is one of the major news television networks in the United States, but the public believes that "The Daily Show" is more trustworthy. Media groups have close ties with the political circle and mainly maintain relations through political advertising. Moody's analyst Carl Salas said: "Political advertising is a lucrative business and is increasingly important to the media, with political advertising revenue accounting for 10% to 12% of its total revenue, and the proportion has been increasing." CBS CEO Leslie Moonves said: "Obviously, there are more 'sparks' in the 2016 election, which means more revenue for us."
In addition to cable TV networks with national influence, local TV stations, especially those in "swing states," receive huge political advertising orders in election years. According to statistics from the Pew Research Center, in the 2012 election year and the 2014 midterm election year, local TV stations' political advertising revenues reached US$5.73 million and US$6.96 million, respectively. In 2013, a non-election year, local TV stations' political advertising revenues were only US$4988 million. This shows the investment of parties and candidate campaign teams in election years.
In addition, other types of media will also receive lucrative political advertising revenues in the election year. It is estimated that in 2016, political advertising revenues for media websites, radio stations, and newspapers will reach $12 billion, $9.16 million, and $8.82 million, respectively.
The US media has always been known for its "freedom", "professionalism" and "objectivity and neutrality", but international observers point out that many US scholars also admit that the US media often report from the government's perspective, especially when it comes to foreign affairs. These are of course not stipulated by written laws and regulations, but through the values of news reporting and "political correctness", which have become universally followed rules.
In fact, the American media is far from independent. The media has to rely on the government as one of the main sources of information. Therefore, many media outlets are willing to sacrifice principles to get news leads first. In May this year, The New York Times Magazine published a long report, revealing to the public the inside story of how Ben Rhodes, deputy assistant to the White House President for National Security Affairs, carefully manipulated public opinion on the Iran issue and cultivated "yes men" among experts, scholars and the media. The article said that the Obama administration carefully cultivated a large "network of relationships", including officials, experts, columnists, newspaper reporters, online writers and external supporters, who used quotes from "senior White House officials" and "spokespersons" to endorse the White House on various occasions including social media. The information "revealed" by the White House will be "transformed" into mainstream media reports.
Rhodes said that some American media's international news coverage has become a farce: "All these newspapers used to have foreign correspondents, but now the situation has changed. They call us and ask us to explain to them what is happening in Moscow and Cairo. Most media will report world news in Washington." Rhodes also said that the reporters who interviewed him "actually don't understand anything."
Rhodes' assistant Ned Price also revealed the "trick" that journalists are willing to be their "mouthpiece": using the reporting platform, each platform has a dedicated press group, and when the US government releases news, there will be journalists who "amplify" the news. In this way, the US media has become an important part of the government's shaping of certain news events. The New York Times commented that this practice is like creating an "Orwellian information space."
In fact, American journalists are not as great as they think they are. They are not the fourth estate, the uncrowned king, etc.
In short, Eddie was beaten by reality in this situation.
Reality has taught him that, as a reporter... or a paparazzi, you'd better do your own thing and don't even think about becoming an independent investigative reporter... The very emergence of that thing is full of purpose and reality. Not all so-called independent investigative reporters appear out of a so-called sense of responsibility or justice. They only appear when certain people or forces need them to!
But Eddie obviously didn't intend to give up in this situation. He still went to investigate the Life Foundation... and then magically sneaked into their secret base. Really, can't the secret bases of those villains be hidden more tightly? A reporter just sneaked in... Of course, Eddie was caught by disguising himself as a homeless man, but it would be too much to let him escape again! What a shitty secret base, the security is even looser than a shopping mall!
In this state, he was parasitized by Venom. So Eddie, with the blessing of Venom, instantly became able to fly over rooftops and walls, and evaded the pursuit of evil forces. However, he attributed his changes to the parasite infection, which made Venom very angry!
He quickly hummed and hawed to say that he was not a parasite, but a super powerful villain.
She even threatened Eddie in a particularly arrogant way: Don’t even think about leaving me, I’m very strong and I’m not afraid of anything. Okay, I’m afraid of high-frequency sound waves and fire…
Emmm...Looking at Venom's huge mouth, I actually feel a little cute.
Venom is not only silly and cute, but also very good at picking up girls. When facing Eddie's ex-girlfriend, this big monster said to Eddie seriously: This girl is so special, I feel like I'm about to fall in love with her. It's so funny that you can't stop laughing.
Then defeat the evil villain, and then everyone lives happily together... No way!
Then Venom was targeted by S.H.I.E.L.D....
It was also at that time that Kai came into contact with Venom and learned about the alien symbiote family. Later, Kai caught one in Japan... but it was hacked to death by Kai.