Wednesday, 25 November 2020

Chomsky

  • Propaganda model
  • Argues that news media doesn't exist to inform us but exists to create an illusion of democracy

5 Filters to remove the ideas/knowledge/arguments that the rich & powerful don't want spread
  1. Source & Strategy
    1. Who do you give prominence to?
  2. Anti-communism
    1. Anti-left wing (climate change, unions, taxes etc.)
  3. Flak
    1. Consistently & routinely attack & undermine the source of hegemonic ideas
    2. Newspapers all attacked Jeremy Corbin
  4. Advertiser power
    1. Main model of monetisation
    2. Advertisers can choose who will thrive/fail
    3. @NoMorePage3
    4. Stop Funding Hate
  5. Concentration of ownership
    1. Reach & Murdoch own 5 out of 8 newspapers

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