Assertion: dictator | /r/CapableOf | seek to control information
Facets:
value: by centralising all mainstream media
type: MANNER
value: ideally
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: To maintain their hold on power, they seek to control information, ideally by centralising all mainstream media.
text: Dictators of all stripes seek to control information and how it's spun; they aim, according to Ron Fridell in Dictatorship, to "transform their citizens' thoughts and opinions and reshape expectations," via control of media and public discourse.