U.S. invasion of Panama

On December 20th 1989 American troops invaded Panama. The invasion was to free the people of there drug dealing dictator and restore democracy to the country. The mainstream media wanted the American people to think that the invasion was well executed and with good reason. Alternative Medias wanted you to hear the other half of the story which may or may not be the truth. When you watch the news on TV you get a story that you may not be sure is the truth. For most of the population they do not even realize that the mainstream media is portraying only part of the story. Alternative media although is much tougher to find seems to be a better source for information. The invasion of Panama was portrayed differently by both the mainstream and alternative Medias this will be shown in this essay.


The Mainstream Model

Of course as we all know, or should know, in the mainstream media you really only get one side of the story. And because we live so close to the Unite...