Herman, Edward S.

Manufacturing consent : the political economy of the mass media / Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky - xvi, 412 pages

Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-393) and index.

A propaganda model Worthy and unworthy victims Legitimizing versus meaningless Third World elections : El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua The KGB-Bulgarian plot to kill the Pope : free-market disinformation as "news" The Indochina wars (I) : Vietnam The Indochina wars (II) : Laos and Cambodia Conclusions Appendix 1 : The U.S. official observers in Guatemala, July 1-2, 1984 Appendix 2 : Tagliabue's finale on the Bulgarian connection : a case study in bias Appendix 3 : Baestrup's big story : some "Freedom House exclusives."

0679720340


Mass media--Political aspects--United States
World politics--1975-1995

302.234