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Manufacturing consent, the political economy of the mass media, Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky

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Manufacturing consent, the political economy of the mass media, Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Manufacturing consent

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

32467794

Responsibility statement

Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky

Series statement

A Vintage original

Sub title

the political economy of the mass media

Summary

Contrary to the usual image of the press as cantankerous, obstinate, and ubiquitous in its search for truth, Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky depict how an underlying elite consensus largely structures all facets of the news. They skilfully dissect the way in which the marketplace and the economics of publishing significantly shape the news. They reveal how issues are framed and topics chosen, and contrast the double standards underlying accounts of free elections, a free press, and governmental repression between Nicaragua and El Salvador; between the Russian invasion of Afghanistan and the American invasion of Vietnam; between the genocide in Cambodia under a pro-American government and genocide under Pol Pot. What emerges from this groundbreaking work is an account of just how propagandistic our mass media are, and how we can learn to read them and see their function in a radically new way. -- Back cover

Table Of Contents

1. A Propaganda Model --- 2. Worthy and Unworthy Victims --- 3. Legitimizing versus Meaningless Third World Elections: El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua --- 4. The KGB--Bulgarian Plot to Kill the Pope: Free-Market Disinformation as "News" --- 5. The Indochina Wars (I): Vietnam --- 6. The Indochina Wars (II): Laos and Cambodia --- 7. Conclusions ---- Appendix 1. The U.S. Official Observers in Guatemala, July 1-2, 1984 --- Appendix 2. Tagliabue's Finale on the Bulgarian Connection: A Case Study in Bias --- Appendix 3. Braestrup's Big Story: Some "Freedom House Exclusives."

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Political economy of the mass media

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