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Media Control

The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda

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 Noam Chomsky’s backpocket classic on wartime propaganda and opinion control begins by asserting two models of democracy—one in which the public actively participates, and one in which the public is manipulated and controlled. According to Chomsky, "propaganda is to democracy as the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state," and the mass media is the primary vehicle for delivering propaganda in the United States. From an examination of how Woodrow Wilson’s Creel Commission "succeeded, within six months, in turning a pacifist population into a hysterical, war-mongering population," to Bush Sr.'s war on Iraq, Chomsky examines how the mass media and public relations industries have been used as propaganda to generate public support for going to war. Chomsky further touches on how the modern public relations industry has been influenced by Walter Lippmann’s theory of "spectator democracy," in which the public is seen as a "bewildered herd" that needs to be directed, not empowered; and how the public relations industry in the United States focuses on "controlling the public mind," and not on informing it. Media Control is an invaluable primer on the secret workings of disinformation in democratic societies. Communication & Social Skills Freedom & Security Media Studies Personal Development Politics & Government Social Sciences Words, Language & Grammar Middle East Public Relation War Iran
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After listening to this I want to read/listen more to Noam Chomsky. It's so great this man is still alive in 2024.

A must read for those unimpressed about biased Western media portrayals of current conflicts.

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in the light of the recent times, it is a must read/listen title. very good

very eye-opening title

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The world makes sense after Chomsky explaining it. Pretty pricey for a one hour lecture though - hence the 4 starts.

Must hear lecture of an hour

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Great illuminating insight in how the propaganda system work to keep us the people obedient and passive inundated with apathy. A must read or listen for any progressive.

Great work

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really enjoyed it, inspirational intellectual who is clear and to the point. Noam chomsky is a gift to all who hear him and comforting to those of us that wonder about the way the world works and the history of this planet.

powerful

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