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Noam Chomsky: The five filters of the mass media machine | The Listening Post
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A short Al Jazeera animation narrated by Amy Goodman presenting Noam Chomsky's five filters of the mass media: ownership, advertising, media elite sourcing, flak and a common enemy. It is part of the MediaTheorised series.
HN recommends it as a quick, accessible introduction to the propaganda model from Manufacturing Consent.
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