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

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

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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 i
nterests that their function can only be described as that of "elite propaganda."

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It isn't corruption ... ( 1 week ago by TasinAkiwo)

It isn't corruption because it is the very nature of capitalism itself. Capitalism pits human being against human being, with only the most ruthless succeeding. The state is there to preserve the status quo, the status quo is that we have a corporate dictatorship, so it only makes sense that the state would save Big Business at the expense of the working class.

WHAT?! No it is not ... ( 1 week ago by jtking2504)

WHAT?! No it is not, LOL. You think a free market is the same as an unchecked criminal playground, come on. What is the government there for, just to clean up the mess after the crims have robbed and destroyed companies and put thousands out of jobs, only then should the government step in & clean up with tax payers money! So every mismanaged corrupt company has a right to tax payers money? What are u smoking?

Its nothing to do ... ( 1 week ago by jtking2504)

Its nothing to do with 'ruthlessness', free competition means the most profitable survive, this ensures efficiency. If they fail, via corruption or any other means, they are inefficient and propping them up with money for failing is hardly an efficient system where only the best survive. Those that are unprofitable go out of business, rewarding the unprofitable, least efficient is not free market.

"You could find ... ( 6 days ago by succeedfromunion)

"You could find that 99% of the, uh, journalists are members of the socialists workers party...and that in itself would prove nothing." Sometimes I like Chomsky, but that statement is comical. People slant, filter and interject all the time and at different levels. If you found that 99% of the employees at an investment firm hated you and wanted to see you ruined, would you trust them with your IRA? After all, you have no proof that they will mismanage your money.

I've already ... ( 6 days ago by TasinAkiwo)

I've already explained that. The point of the state is to maintain the status quo. The status quo is a corporate dictatorship, so the state will save people like Warren Buffet before they save working people like us. You're living in a fantasy if you think that within the system you yourself explained the "profitable businessmen" won't use their economic influence to gain political influence. Depressions are a normal part of capitalism, saving the rich from them is also part of it.

You are assuming ... ( 6 days ago by TasinAkiwo)

You are assuming that journalists decide what gets aired or not. They don't, they just recite scripts which are approved by their higher ups. Now if their bosses are all voting a certain way, you might have a case, but how journalists vote doesn't matter.

Depressions will ... ( 6 days ago by jtking2504)

Depressions will happen when the unprofitable are allowed to fail. Saving them is not part of it, that would be socialism.

I try to assume ... ( 6 days ago by succeedfromunion)

I try to assume nothing, you are making the assumptions. The concerns of the "higher ups" are at a much macro and amoral level. Journalist will be reviewed, after the fact, based on ratings and balanced with the ability to keep sponsors. What they sneak-in within that range, is clearly open to bias. In fact, some of the most successful "news" personalities are blatantly and patently biased. I do agree that the bigger bias does go to the status quo in favor of big business and big brother.

Where in socialist ... ( 6 days ago by TasinAkiwo)

Where in socialist theory does saving big business exist? Or are you just labeling anything you disapprove of "socialism"? Every socialist I know from every stripe of socialism thinks that saving big business is the stupidest thing they've seen in a long time. Just call it what it is, capitalism in crisis.

Try to connect the ... ( 5 days ago by jtking2504)

Try to connect the dots when ppl refer to 'corporate socialism' it does not require a scientific explanation. I'm done here.

Chomsky's point was ... ( 5 days ago by fuzzfilm)

Chomsky's point was to say that journalists must conform to the status quo, that they must slant themselves toward their corporate masters or else they will not be printed, broadcasted or have a job. It doesn't matter if they are socialists or whatever.

You're done because ... ( 5 days ago by fuzzfilm)

You're done because you're wrong. It is definitly capitalism in crisis, the system is failing because there is no more room for expansion. Under capitalism the worker must sell him/her self out just so a business can be profitable. Now on top of that they want that same worker to bail the bosses out with worker tax dollors. That is by no means no where near any kind of socialism. You have to do a better job connecting the dots for your self.

I have already ... ( 5 days ago by succeedfromunion)

I have already agreed that the bigger bias is to the status quo. In fact, I've argued the same point before even seeing this video. However, to say it doesn't matter is an overstatement of the facts. For example, Chomsky has already stated that voting for Obama is the lesser of two evils. So if the media is biased in its support for Obama, then they are helping to make a difference.

great video... i ... ( 4 days ago by GstateBALLER925)

great video... i have always questioned the myth that the media is liberal. but there is always something that someone says that makes you think otherwise. its all manipulation.

Unfortunately there ... ( 4 days ago by StreetFHG)

Unfortunately there are a lot of people who think that ManKind is "basically good" but we see that we are not "basically good" we have desires that really put other people in a negatively controlled environment. We need control but not the kind that is being distibuted by wicked, corrupt and debauch leaders. Yes. We all still need Jesus!

I'm done b/c I'm ... ( 4 days ago by jtking2504)

I'm done b/c I'm tired of simpletons like you who cannot get their head around the most simple linguistic concept, it's boring trying to explain the obvious. Aside from keeping out of other people's discussions, you have completely missed the point, and you are continuing to rant on without having a clue what this discussion was about. Try connecting no and where & your and self together, they're both one word. Looks like someone failed Grade school.

Ad hominem attacks ... ( 2 days ago by TasinAkiwo)

Ad hominem attacks are the surest sign of someone who can't hold onto their argument. I think what you think of as socialism is any government spending of money, right? Socialism has nothing to do with state distribution of wealth at all, it has to do with worker control of the workplace. So the term "corporate socialism" is a misnomer that comes from a severe ignorance of what socialism is. So, please explain, after grasping the concept I laid out, how the bailout is "corporate socialism".

Dude, you lost this ... ( 1 day ago by jtking2504)

Dude, you lost this argument days ago & completely contradicted yourself with your own argument, you don't appear to have recognized that, I had the decency to end it there, can't believe you are still persisting with this regardless. Sign of 'severe ignorance' as you call it. Why don't you actually go and look up what 'corporate socialism' is, so you know what the hell you are talking about before you call others ignorant. No more replies from me, now I am really done!

Socialism is about ... ( 1 day ago by moonbear1006)

Socialism is about public rather than private ownership of enterprise, individuals living in cooperation as opposed to isolation, as opposed to Capitalism which is private ownership & control. 'corporate socialism' is not a misnomer, it is a term which describes corporatism, incl intervention by the state and collectivism or public funding of corporations, which is contra to capitalism. Such collectivism and government intervention is a socialistic theory not a capitalist one, hence the term.

Array ( 22 hours ago by hokieguy95)

Hey Noam
Using your logic.
I guess if 80% of the media voted Nazi or Anarchist then there would be no Nazi or Anarchist bias...that it's unprovable....means nothing.
Why don't you go back to being a language professor since you've obviously mastered the art of equivocation.

The only thing that ... ( 1 hour ago by TasinAkiwo)

The only thing that matters in today's media is the way the owners of the corporation and the editors vote. They call the shots, not the reporters.

Point me to a ... ( 1 hour ago by TasinAkiwo)

Point me to a socialist theorist or socialist literature that advocates corporate bailout as a means to socialism I will gladly admit to being wrong on that point. However, the only ones defending it are capitalists, not socialists. If this were a socialist action, the corporations would be allowed to fail and the workers would take over the abandoned workplaces. That would be how public ownership of enterprise would happen. The bailout is just the capitalists insurance plan, the state, at work

The bailout is not ... ( 28 minutes ago by moonbear1006)

The bailout is not part of a Capitalist system. Capitalism is a system that works because it allows privately owned corporations to fail, which is how it creates efficiency. The actions of the government in using public funds for failing business are contra to Capitalism.

The word "media" is ... ( 11 minutes ago by BrenMan94)

The word "media" is Latin for "medians". How ironic.

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