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Noam Chomsky - Manufacturing Consent

Chomsky's Philosophy · documentary · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

A nine-minute excerpt from the 1992 documentary Manufacturing Consent in which Noam Chomsky summarizes how corporate media shapes public discourse.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited as a short overview of the propaganda model whenever commenters discuss media influence and consent manufacturing.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “Here's a clip from a documentary based on the book”

    Documentary clip on how capital shapes media and public discourse.

    oiboabfljasbfo, 2017-09 · Recommendation · in “Insane state of today's advertising part 3”

  2. “read up on manufacture of consent”

    Explains how power holders control the population through information.

    CyanBird, 2019-06 · Recommendation · in “‘Limbic Capitalism’ Preys on Our Addicted Brains”

  3. “I consider these to be genuinely valuable resources on media literacy”

    Short overview of Chomsky's propaganda model of media.

    TaylorAlexander, 2021-07 · Recommendation · in “Assange case: Key witness admits he lied”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: noam chomsky, manufacturing consent, propaganda model, corporate media, media literacy

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