Manufacturing Consent

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A well-cared-for item that has seen limited use but remains in great condition. The item is complete, unmarked, and undamaged, but may show some limited signs of wear. Item works perfectly. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine is undamaged. Seller Inventory # 4BQIXZ000844_ns

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• 4.24
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Synopsis: An intellectual dissection of the modern media to show how an underlying economics of publishing warps the news.

Review: An absolutely brilliant analysis of the ways in which individuals and organizations of the media are influenced to shape the social agendas of knowledge and, therefore, belief. Contrary to the popular conception of members of the press as hard-bitten realists doggedly pursuing unpopular truths, Herman and Chomsky prove conclusively that the free-market economics model of media leads inevitably to normative and narrow reporting. Whether or not you've seen the eye-opening movie, buy this book, and you will be a far more knowledgeable person and much less prone to having your beliefs manipulated as easily as the press.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Manufacturing Consent
Publisher: Pantheon
Publication Date: 1988
Binding: paperback
Condition: VeryGood