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Edward S. Herman, Noam ChomskyManufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media
Nonfiction | Graphic Memoir | Adult | Published in 1988A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
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Explain how Herman and Chomsky’s Propaganda Model works. What are the “five filters” through which the mainstream media channels its content?
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What political choices enabled media consolidation? Why has that been so detrimental to a free and independent press?
3.
In what ways did the Reagan administration create a “perfect storm” that reinforced the mainstream media’s role as propaganda machine?
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