JOUR 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Noam Chomsky, Quid Pro Quo, Edward S. Herman
23 Sep 2020
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Classic books in the tradition of the political economy. Written by noam chomsky and edward herman. Chomsky was one of the towering figures in the field of linguistics. He developed a theory in the 1960s. he was also a well known anti-vietnam war speaker. He is very controversial. (read excerpts from tumber) The propoganda model was the critique on journalism and american media. The news is a composition of official sources bringing together reality. no other source has as much power as official sources in telling the news. They are sometimes not the only ones, they are supported by a network of sources that are also newsmakers. Centralized sources of information government offices. Briefings, leaks, news reports, conversations with reporters. Interviews requested by reporters, first-hand observations, independent research. Predominance of pack journalism, media pools embedded journalists . Sameness, consensus, quid pro quo relationship, narrow coverage consequences. Delicate situation too close or too far is problematic in the mind of reporters.
