Understanding the Role of the Media as Gatekeeper

The gatekeeper decides
what information goes forward and what does not.
Controlling the populations primary sources of information is one of the most effective ways to manipulate and “regulate” the minds and consciousness of a mass of people at a very basic level.
This powerful way to shape the collective consciousness of the public has been in the hands of the multi-national corporate mass media in the United States for decades and many mass media outlets have been both willingly and un-wittingly aiding and abetting the manipulation of our minds by the government and corporate interests in carrying out their social-engineering agenda.
It’s important to understand it’s not so much “what” the media reports or “how” they report it, but more importantly what they “do not” report.
“Our job is to give people not what they want, but what we decide they ought to have.” – Richard Salant, former President of CBS News
Before the rise of the Internet and alternative media, the corporate-controlled mainstream press held near-total authority over what the public was allowed to see and hear. Like gatekeepers at the city wall, they decided which stories could pass through and which would be silenced—filtering truth through the lens of profit, politics, and cultural agendas.
But God is not bound by earthly strongholds. In His providence, the digital age opened a new door. The Internet became a platform where voices outside the establishment could speak freely—where truth-seekers, whistleblowers, and everyday believers could shine light into the shadows. Stories once suppressed began to surface. Perspectives once ignored found an audience. The gatekeeper’s grip was loosened.
As Christians, we’re called to be discerning—to test everything and hold fast to what is good (1 Thessalonians 5:21). The flood of information online demands wisdom, but it also offers opportunity. We can now seek truth more freely, share the gospel more boldly, and challenge deception more directly.
Conspiracy Theories
Not wanting to lose their gatekeeper function, the Marxist controlled mainstream media, supported by its multi-national corporate counterparts, actively works to discredit alternative news sources as spreading “conspiracy theories” and has been actively censoring those voices that disagree with their collectivist propaganda.
Many alternative news sources have been de-platformed from social media while others are being shadow-banned so their viewpoints are effectively censored.
In today’s media landscape, each corporate outlet carries its own bias—shaping the flow of information to fit a particular narrative. Whether the slant is political or driven by financial interests, the result is the same: selective storytelling and strategic silence. Consider the stark contrast between networks like Fox News and MSNBC. Their coverage of the same event can feel like two entirely different realities.
This isn’t just editorial style—it’s a form of censorship. Stories are filtered, facts are framed, and inconvenient truths are often buried. The gatekeepers of information have become architects of perception.
As believers, we’re called to walk in truth and exercise spiritual discernment. Proverbs 18:17 reminds us, “The first to plead his case seems right, until another comes and examines him.” We must be willing to examine, question, and seek wisdom beyond the headlines.
The good news? God has equipped His people with tools to pierce the fog. The rise of alternative media and digital platforms has opened new channels for truth to emerge—often from unexpected voices. But even here, we must test every spirit (1 John 4:1), anchoring our understanding in Scripture and prayer.
Let us be watchful, not fearful. Bold, not bitter. And above all, committed to truth—because in a world of spin and silence, truth is not just a virtue. It’s a weapon.
The Illusion of Being Informed
Many pride themselves on being “in the know”—faithfully reading the newspaper, watching the nightly news, or following mainstream headlines. But being informed isn’t just about what you hear. It’s also about what you don’t.
In today’s media landscape, silence can be louder than speech. Certain stories are deliberately left out—omitted by corporate media or buried under government pressure. These aren’t just editorial decisions; they’re strategic blackouts. Topics that challenge the narrative, expose corruption, or awaken the public are often censored before they ever reach the screen.
As believers, we’re called to a higher standard of discernment. Proverbs 25:2 says, “It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings.” We must be willing to search out the truth—not just accept what’s handed to us.
The Bible warns of deception in the last days, and media manipulation is one of its sharpest tools. But we are not without defense. Anchored in Scripture, guided by the Holy Spirit, and equipped with alternative channels of information, we can pierce the fog and walk in truth.
Let us not be passive consumers of curated narratives. Let us be watchmen—alert, discerning, and unafraid to ask, “What are they not telling us?” Because in a world of selective silence, truth is a light that must be sought, guarded, and shared.
Examples of Mainstream Media Censorship
A growing number of voices warning us of the new world order agenda to reduce population through the use of vaccines are being actively censored from the Internet.
Voices like Judy Mikovits that have warned us about our vaccines being contaminated with retroviruses. She was thrown in jail after she refused to discredit the research that led to the discovery. She tells us now that the coronavirus was likely caused by a bad strain of flu shot that was circulating between 2013 and 2015. “Twenty-five million Americans are infected with the viruses that came out of the lab… into the humans via contaminated blood and vaccines.”
I would love for you to watch the complete interview with whistleblower, Judy Mikovits, only it’s been scrubbed from YouTube and Vimeo and I’ve been unable to find a copy of it. I did find one shortened clip from the interview.
Dr. Mikovits joined NIH in 1980 as a Postdoctoral Scholar in Molecular Virology at the National Cancer Institute and began a 20-year collaboration with Frank Ruscetti, a pioneer in the field of human retro virology. She helped Dr Russetti isolate the HIV virus and link it to AIDS in 1983. Her NIH boss Anthony Fauci delayed publication of that critical paper for 6 months to let his protégé Robert Gallo replicate, publish and claim credit. The delay in mass HIV testing let AIDS further spread around the globe and helped Fauci win promotion to director NIAID.
Dr Mikovits’ studies suggested that the XMRV Virus was present in the MMR, Polio and Encephalitis vaccines given to American children and soldiers. Dr Fauci ordered Mikovits to keep her mouth shut. When she refused, he illegally confiscated her work books and hard drives, drove her from government work and blackballed her from receiving NIH grants ending her science career. XMRV remains in American vaccines. [Children’s Health Defense]
When the film, Plandemic, was released on YouTube, censors went to work and deleted the videos just about as fast as they appeared. When you searched YouTube for the film, what you find are a endless list of anti-plandemic videos debunking Dr. Mikovits work. I did find a copy of the video and posted it here.
Another voice, Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai points to our immune system and advocates boosting your immune system and Vitamin A in the fight against Wuhan coronavirus. Do you hear the Whitehouse Coronavirus Task Force suggest you might want to protect yourself by getting sufficient Vitamin A intake? No. They are too busy pushing their snake oil vaccinations that many doctors say will ultimately kill you. I join Dr. Ayyadurai when he suggests President Trump drain the swamp and fire those BigPharma controlled snakes like Dr. Fauci, Deborah Birx, Jerome Adams, and others leading us down that new world order path of power, profit, and control.
Dr. Rashid A. Buttar was an outspoken of the Wuhan coronavirus, critical of Dr. Fauci’s financial support of coronavirus research in the Wuhan bio-weapons laboratory, and the effects of 5G. For most of his efforts, he was highly censored by Youtube and many of his videos are no longer available.
Dr. Rashid A. Buttar received his undergraduate degree from Washington University in St. Louis with a double major in Biology and Theology at age 21. Dr. Buttar then attended medical school at the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery in Des Moines, Iowa, graduating with his medical degree at age 25. While serving in the US Army, Dr. Buttar also served as Brigade Surgeon for 2ndInfantry Division, Republic of South Korea, and later as Chief of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Moncrief Army Community Hospital at Ft. Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Buttar later served as the Medical Director for the Centers for Advanced Medicine. The Centers are located in NC, TX, and CA, specializing in the treatment and needs of patients refractory to conventional treatments who have failed the standard approach to their disease process.
Dr. Francis Boyle whose background includes an undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago, a juris doctor (lawyer) degree from Harvard and a Ph.D. in political science — shares his theory of the origin of this novel coronavirus.
Accelerated Urgent Care doctors, Dan Erickson and Artin Massihi, said their facilities have tested over 5,200 patients for the coronavirus throughout the county, making up for over half of all testing in Kern county California. According to their data, the death rate of the coronavirus is similar in prevalence to the flu.
Dr. John Campbell presents evidence that Vitamin D supplementation could reduce risk of Influenza and COVID-19 infections and deaths.
Promoters of this Satanic agenda won’t debate the issues, rather they stoop to name calling and labeling anything that disagrees with them as “conspiracy theory”. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to research the issues on your own as the material is being gerrymandered and buried in Google and other search engine search results.
A Stark Reminder of Media Gatekeeping and Spiritual Blindness
One of the most sobering examples of mainstream media censorship was the trial of Kermit Gosnell. Despite the horrific nature of the crimes committed—gruesome acts that shocked even seasoned investigators—the coverage was minimal, delayed, and in many cases, deliberately avoided by major news outlets.
Why? Because the truth was inconvenient. The details of the case challenged cultural narratives around abortion, medical ethics, and the sanctity of life. Rather than confront the darkness, many in the media chose silence. The gatekeepers closed the door.
If you were getting your news from any mainstream source other than Fox News, you wouldn’t have even known this monstrous person was murdering babies that were delivered alive and then killed with scissors at his Philadelphia abortion clinic. News stories covering the trial were conspicuously absent from the mainstream media, replaced with exhaustive coverage of Jodi Arias. The media chose to limit coverage of what they deemed “politically incorrect”, instead turning your attention to the sensationalized murder of an individual.
Or what about the discovery of more than 2,200 dead unborn babies in the Illinois home of an abortion doctor named Ulrich Klopfer. Only Fox News cared about this revolting story. CNN has given it about a minute on air one weekend day, and The New York Times’ initial story was put deep inside the paper, on page A-22. But ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, NPR and PBS? These same networks that wailed for hours about the inhumanity of illegal migrant “kids in cages” had hardly any interest in something a thousandfold more horrific.
But Scripture reminds us: “Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them” (Ephesians 5:11). As believers, we are called not only to seek truth but to shine light into places the world would rather keep hidden.
The Gosnell trial wasn’t just a legal proceeding—it was a spiritual wake-up call. It revealed how far society will go to protect its idols, even at the cost of truth and justice. And it showed how media bias can blind a nation to its own moral decay.
Abortion and the Media Blackout
When it comes to the issue of abortion, the mainstream media often seems less committed to informing the public than to controlling the narrative. Stories that expose the brutal reality of abortion procedures, the emotional toll on women, or the legal battles surrounding late-term practices are frequently downplayed—or ignored altogether.
This isn’t just editorial bias. It’s strategic silence. Whether driven by political allegiance, financial interests, or cultural pressure, the result is the same: censorship. The public is shielded from the full truth, and the sanctity of life is buried beneath euphemisms and selective reporting.
The liberal mainstream media only showed tiny fragments of video shot by The Center for Medical Progress exposing human trafficking by Planned Parenthood. Democrat politicians in Washington shamelessly defended Planned Parenthood stating the video’s were highly edited and misleading. Then-Attorney General Kamala Harris called the recordings a crime and had the California Department of Justice seize their tapes and other evidence.
Anybody bypassing the mainstream media coverage and seeking alternative news sources could watch the hours of video captured and would plainly see they were not highly edited and very clear that Planned Parenthood officials were trafficking in baby body parts for profit.
The courts, too, play a complicit role in gate keeping information you need to make an informed judgement.
Take for example the lawsuit between Planned Parenthood and undercover journalist David Daleiden and others associated with his organization, Center for Medical Progress (CPM). When Daleiden was scheduled to appear on Tucker Carlson’s program, Attorney General Xavier Becerra sought a gag order to restrict what Daleiden is allowed to say about his case in public.
The suit alleges that Daleiden and his team committed illegal wiretapping, trespassing, breaches of confidentiality, and more. Never mind they were exposing crimes committed by Planned Parenthood in trafficking in aborted baby parts for profit. Judge William Orrick made clear that actual facts of abortion procedures or the selling of body parts would not be allowed at the trial. He instructed the jury that the trial was “not about the truth of whether plaintiffs (Planned Parenthood) profited from the sale of fetal tissue or otherwise violated the law in securing tissue for those programs.”
Despite the judge’s restrictions, several admissions of baby body part trafficking were made by Planned Parenthood directors who took the witness stand. Did you hear or read about that in the mainstream media?
As Christians, we must recognize this for what it is—a spiritual battle. Ephesians 6:12 reminds us that “our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world.” When the media chooses silence over truth, it’s not just a journalistic failure—it’s a moral one.

“Americans are the most Entertained and least Informed people in the world. Most know little or nothing about what matters most.” — Neil Postman

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