Chomsky: Das Propagandamodell
Noam Chomsky: Propaganda Model & the Political Economy of Mass Media
The following video is a historical lecture held by Prof. Noam Chomsky
at the Unversity of Wisconsin on the evening of March 15, 1989. In this
talk, Prof. Chomsky introduces the propaganda model and explains how
propaganda and systemic biases function in mass media by providing
numerous examples from their coverage on foreign affairs. We translated
the first part of this speech into German – please donate today
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The following questions and more will be answered in the following video:
What is the history of propaganda and how was it employed throughout the 20th century?
How does the government control the flow of information in corporate
media outlets such as the Washington Post and New York Times? And how
are these corporate institutions structured to enhance the flow of
propaganda?
With what methods is the spectrum of debate and democratic participation held limited?
What did the social grassroots movements in the 1960’s influence and
how did the establishment institutions view these developments?
What
is the history of US foreign policy and propaganda in Latin America?
What implications did this have on the people in this region?
