The Myth of the Liberal Media: The Propaganda Model of News

http://www.mediaed.org

Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky demolish one of the central tenets of our political culture, the idea of the "liberal media." Instead, utilizing a systematic model based on massive empirical research, they reveal the manner in which the news media are so subordinated to corporate and conservative interests that their function can only be described as that of "elite propaganda."

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[kjv387]

Reading the "About" section of the video, I see exactly where the problem is: the same people who can't grasp that corporate media conglomerates are against their best interests, also don't know the meanings of "central tenet," "utilizing systematic model," "massive empirical research," or "subordinated." all they will hear is "elite propoganda" and will hate the "liberal elite" even more! :( when will we start educating our citizens on critically assessing sources? sigh.

[PikPobedy]

Notice how conservatives all get offended and confused over this.

[CO2Junkie]

@kjv387 Dunning-Kruger effect baby... Dunning-Kruger.

[CO2Junkie]

My friends & I have undeniable proof that the center of the Earth is made of fudge. Our movement is growing but NO ONE will report on our findings...

Until we get an equal seat at the table we have NO OTHER choice but to conclude that there is a conspiracy aligned against us. (Well that's not true we do have ONE OTHER choice - we could mull over the possibility that our idea is nuts, but that upsets us.)

[87Hofste]

@kjv387

Sadly, you are spot on, but I don't want to fight dirty in the propaganda war, and, in my estimation at least, using 'plain English' and a straightforward tongue isn't going to do diddly-squat on its own. Education *may* indeed be the key, but I have my doubts.

[dangerouslytalented]

@BigBluenym Smart enough to see that Kerry was stupid but not smart enough to see Bush was a complete raving idiot?

And fuel prices are artificially low in the US, massively subsidised. War and speculation are what pushed the fuel prices up during the Bush years, and keeps them high today.

[BigBluenym]

@DontRepYourCity bush was elected twice because there was enough people smart enough to see that kerry was stupid..when bush was in office all the democratic media was raving about how his gas prices are outrageous and that we need a democrat to bring down the gas prices..well the gas prices are way worse than they are now, and i dont see any media going on about that

[therrydicule]

@ralph489 MSNBC is owned by comcast and GE. GE gave $37,750 to Mitt Romney, $20,400 to Scott Brown, $30,493 to Obama, $11,415 to Sheldon Whithehouse, 10 000 to Joe Beoner. They give to incumbent, no real difference between GOP or Democrat.

A bit similar for Comcast : although they give a bit more to Democrat in senate and republican in the house (total 560k vs 500k), the stronger bias is toward incumbent, not lib's or conservator...

[therrydicule]

@kjv387 Well, they could understand "corporations own the media and they want to make cash, so they are for any laws that could push them to make more cash even if it mean that the news are shitty."

[ndrwrainey]

i laugh at how liberals love this and conservatives hate it. you are labeling yourselves, all the while unknowingly both political parties work together to keep you in your place. dems/repubs, two parties who amazingly carry forward the same policies no matter which one is in charge, yet you fools take sides as if there is one. stop please