false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222383663m/12617.jpg 12617 4 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. 857416 book 1988 Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media total:1101|5:518|4:406|3:149|2:18|1:10| 1101 4707 1861 71 5 2 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Mon Dec 03 14:20:05 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 03 17:02:34 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 3 false false Sun Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 1995 Tue Apr 08 10:31:34 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 08 10:36:43 -0700 2008 ...more...]]> 4 2 false false Tue Feb 12 12:53:09 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 15 07:01:47 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Feb 14 20:42:24 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 16:34:06 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 09:44:35 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 09:59:08 -0700 2009
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