On the Importance of Media Literacy Under Authoritarian Rule - Harry And The Potters

Here’s your daily assurance things are basically okay

But times like these aren’t normal, take it with more than just a grain

This smear campaign against Dumbledore has us wondering who you’re working for

And this article about Muggle-borns stealing magic shows what’s going on

The Prophet’s now a mouthpiece for the Ministry

Regurgitating their lies obsequiously

There’s no news about the Ministry’s fall cause Voldemort controls it all

The Prophet’s now a mouthpiece for the Ministry

What’s the narrative?

Who’s it benefit?

There’s no news about Scrimgeour’s death cause Voldemort controls the press

The Prophet’s now a mouthpiece for the Ministry

A public disservice for protecting one’s own skin

But how do we measure the cost of the news that don’t make it in

The Wizard Wireless Network stopped reporting events

For resistance news put Potterwatch on your deck

There’s a lot more to the story and each of us is a player

Just be sure you’re not getting played

Who’s pulling the strings

That push the keys

That print the words

That fill the pages

Of the paper

That you’re holding in your hand?

What’s the narrative?

Who’s it benefit?

This bogus research on Muggle-borns shows it’s really just a propaganda arm

The Prophet’s now a mouthpiece for the Ministry

The Prophet’s now espousing pureblood supremacy

The Prophet’snow a mouthpiece for the Ministry