Manufacturing Consent
The Political Economy of the Mass Media
Recommended by Louis Nyffenegger, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #2 in Media, Ranked #7 in Propaganda — see more rankings.
In this pathbreaking work, Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky show that, contrary to the usual image of the news media as cantankerous, obstinate, and ubiquitous in their search for truth and defense of justice, in their actual practice they defend the economic, social, and political agendas of the privileged groups that dominate domestic society, the state, and the global order.
Based on a series of case studies—including the media’s dichotomous treatment of “worthy” versus “unworthy” victims, “legitimizing” and “meaningless” Third World elections, and devastating critiques of... more
Based on a series of case studies—including the media’s dichotomous treatment of “worthy” versus “unworthy” victims, “legitimizing” and “meaningless” Third World elections, and devastating critiques of... more
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Louis Nyffenegger Few technical books and a bit of everything. The following books are currently sitting on my bedside table: "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy", "Predictable Revenue", "Manufacturing Consent", "Agile Application Security". "Oauth In Action", "Serious Cryptography". (Source)
Rankings by Category
Manufacturing Consent is ranked in the following categories:
- #66 in Bread
- #54 in Capitalism
- #90 in Censorship
- #91 in Civics
- #99 in Current Affairs
- #34 in Democracy
- #50 in Journalism
- #89 in Liberalism
- #8 in Manufacturing
- #67 in Political Philosophy
- #30 in Political Science
- #21 in Political Theory
- #24 in Politics
- #65 in Power
- #40 in Social Engineering
- #67 in Sociology
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