Manufacturing Consent
How a free press produces conformity without censorship, and the model that predicts which stories run.
Chomsky and Edward Herman argue that a free press in a market democracy filters news through ownership, advertising, sourcing and flak, producing conformity without any need for state censorship. The propaganda model is the book’s contribution, and it is supported with detailed case comparisons of coverage that the authors say the model predicts.
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