Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media
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"Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media" is a seminal work of media criticism that argues mainstream news outlets serve elite interests by shaping and filtering information to manufacture public consent for prevailing power structures.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Manufacturing Consent | 6 |
| Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media canonical | 4 |
| Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media | 1 |
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Target entity: Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media Context triple: [Noam Chomsky, notableWork, Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media]
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Triumphant Democracy
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In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam
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Wholly New Forms of Encyclopedias
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The Gospel of Wealth
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media Target entity description: "Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media" is a seminal work of media criticism that argues mainstream news outlets serve elite interests by shaping and filtering information to manufacture public consent for prevailing power structures.
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A.
Triumphant Democracy
Triumphant Democracy is a political and social treatise by industrialist Andrew Carnegie that praises American democratic institutions and contrasts them favorably with the British system of government.
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B.
As We May Think
As We May Think is a seminal 1945 essay by Vannevar Bush that envisioned hypertext-like information systems and profoundly influenced the development of modern computing and the internet.
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C.
In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam
*In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam* is a memoir by former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara in which he reflects on and critiques American decision-making during the Vietnam War, acknowledging major errors and drawing lessons for future policy.
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D.
Wholly New Forms of Encyclopedias
"Wholly New Forms of Encyclopedias" is a section of Vannevar Bush’s essay "As We May Think" that envisions future, highly interconnected and dynamically organized knowledge systems beyond traditional printed encyclopedias.
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E.
The Gospel of Wealth
The Gospel of Wealth is an 1889 essay by industrialist Andrew Carnegie that argues the rich have a moral obligation to distribute their fortunes for the benefit of society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ work of media criticism ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
media studies
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political economy of communication ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| adaptationType | documentary film ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
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| arguesThat |
mainstream media serve elite interests
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mass media manufacture consent for government and corporate policies ⓘ news content is filtered through structural factors ⓘ |
| author |
Edward S. Herman
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Noam Chomsky ⓘ |
| centralConcept | propaganda model ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
corporate media
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state-aligned media narratives ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| focusesOn | United States mass media system ⓘ |
| genre |
communication studies
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political science ⓘ |
| hasCaseStudy |
coverage of Central America
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coverage of East Timor ⓘ coverage of the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| hasEdition | revised edition ⓘ |
| includesConcept |
advertising as primary income source
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anti-communism and ideology as control mechanisms ⓘ flak as a means of disciplining the media ⓘ ownership of the media ⓘ sourcing of mass media news ⓘ |
| influenced |
critical journalism
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media studies ⓘ political communication research ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
introduction of the propaganda model framework
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systematic critique of liberal media ⓘ |
| proposes | five filters of the propaganda model ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| publisher | Pantheon Books ⓘ |
| subject |
United States politics
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elite power ⓘ mass media ⓘ media bias ⓘ news media ⓘ political economy ⓘ propaganda ⓘ public opinion ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | concept of manufacturing consent by Walter Lippmann ⓘ |
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Subject: Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media Description of subject: "Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media" is a seminal work of media criticism that argues mainstream news outlets serve elite interests by shaping and filtering information to manufacture public consent for prevailing power structures.
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