50 pages • 1 hour read
Edward S. Herman, Noam ChomskyManufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media
Nonfiction | Graphic Memoir | Adult | Published in 1988A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
1.
Explain how Herman and Chomsky’s Propaganda Model works. What are the “five filters” through which the mainstream media channels its content?
2.
What political choices enabled media consolidation? Why has that been so detrimental to a free and independent press?
3.
In what ways did the Reagan administration create a “perfect storm” that reinforced the mainstream media’s role as propaganda machine?
