![]() ![]() If you’d not considered things this way, perhaps it’s time you did. ![]() You can see a Worker & Parasite-style explanation of the main thrust of Chomsky and Herman’s ideas on information control here. The process of such finessing is described as the propaganda model with all the negatives that entails. ![]() It’s very much weighted towards foreign policy, but the assumption is certainly made that local matters suffer from this kind of finessing, too.Ī propaganda system will consistently portray people abused in enemy states as worthy victims, whereas those treated with equal or greater severity by its own government or clients will be unworthy. I mean, it’s bad news but the way it’s presented and explained is superb.)īroadly speaking, the book discusses the complicity between governments and media organisations in shaping the way the populous – particularly the voting populous – interpret news. I’m aware that, as someone who has worked my adult life in print media, I’m probably more likely to have encountered some of the things mentioned in here, but even with that background I was heartily bummed by the text. There’s not a whole lot I can say about this book, because it seems to be stating what should really be perceived as common sense. Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media by Edward S. ![]()
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