{"product_id":"manufacturing-consent-the-political-economy-of-the-mass-media-paperback-1","title":"Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward S. Herman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNoam Chomsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA bold and eye-opening exposé on how power and propaganda distort the news, now more relevant than ever - With an updated introduction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[A] compelling indictment of the news media's role in covering up errors and deceptions in American foreign policy.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Renowned scholars Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky reveal how U.S. news media, far from being independent watchdogs, often function as tools of elite influence. With probing analysis, they present their Propaganda Model, a framework that explains how systemic bias shapes the stories we're told, the voices we hear, and the truths that remain hidden. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough deeply researched case studies, from the Vietnam War to coverage of \"worthy\" vs. \"unworthy\" victims, \u003ci\u003eManufacturing Consent\u003c\/i\u003e exposes the structural forces that drive news organizations to reinforce power rather than question it. It's a sobering portrait of a media system more interested in maintaining order than informing the public. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition includes an introduction updating key examples and expanding the Propaganda Model's relevance to issues like the coverage of NAFTA, the media's treatment of global protests, and environmental regulation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eManufacturing Consent\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful assessment of how propagandistic the U.S. mass media are, how they systematically fail to live up to their self-image as providers of the kind of information that people need to make sense of the world, and how we can understand their function in a radically new way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether you're a student, activist, or citizen looking to see beyond the headlines, this book will transform how you understand the media--and the world around you.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this pathbreaking work, now with a new introduction, 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. \u003cbr\u003eBased 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 media coverage of the U.S. wars against Indochina--Herman and Chomsky draw on decades of criticism and research to propose a Propaganda Model to explain the media's behavior and performance. Their new introduction updates the Propaganda Model and the earlier case studies, and it discusses several other applications. These include the manner in which the media covered the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement and subsequent Mexican financial meltdown of 1994-1995, the media's handling of the protests against the World Trade Organization, World Bank, and International Monetary Fund in 1999 and 2000, and the media's treatment of the chemical industry and its regulation. What emerges from this work is a powerful assessment of how propagandistic the U.S. mass media are, how they systematically fail to live up to their self-image as providers of the kind of information that people need to make sense of the world, and how we can understand their function in a radically new way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEDWARD S. HERMAN\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOAM CHOMSKY\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor, Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.24 x 9.23 x 6.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 15, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47582962385117,"sku":"9780375714498","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/CSzRTJax459780375714498.webp?v=1781380856","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/manufacturing-consent-the-political-economy-of-the-mass-media-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}