POL 128 : Five Filters

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Politics and Public Administration
• Course: POL 128
• Professor: Hartt Laurinda

Document Summary

In 1988, noam chomsky and edward herman, in their book manufacturing consent: the political. The five filters that function as the key elements of this model have inspired many others around the world to evolve their own list of filters (e. g. s. brooks in canada). Here are the original 5 as discussed by: hartt-fournier in politics and film (pol128 secs. Read these over and after a breif in-class review, be prepared to apply them to your viewing experience of the film. Good night and good luck (george clooney, 2004). Spaces are left for your notes and for examples from the film that you can supply during or after the screening. The filters are named in bold; the notes are lhf"s. Shapes what goes on in the news because you don"t want to offend people in power: anticommunism (as a control factor; avoidance of being branded anti-american or a.