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Manufacturing Consent

Authors: Edward S. Herman, Noam Chomsky

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Key Ideas

1. The media serves as a propaganda system that promotes the interests of powerful elites and undermines democracy.

2. The media is controlled by a small number of corporations and is therefore heavily influenced by corporate interests.

3. The media's coverage of foreign policy is often biased and serves to justify and promote imperialistic actions.

4. The media frequently engages in self-censorship, avoiding controversial topics or alternative perspectives that challenge the dominant narrative.

5. The media's reporting on war and conflicts is often heavily skewed in favor of the governmen....
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Quiz

1. According to the book, the media serves as a propaganda system that promotes the interests of which group?
2. What is a key factor influencing the media's coverage of foreign policy?
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