Propaganda in the U.S. Media: Chomsky’s Perspective

Joseph Goebbels, the propaganda minister of Nazi Germany, once said, “With sufficient repetition and a psychological understanding of the people concerned, it would not be impossible to prove that a square is, in fact, a circle." Noam Chomsky argues that propaganda like this is, by no means, unique to Nazi Germany. This episode discusses Chomsky’s perspective on the use of propaganda in the U.S. media.

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References: 

Barsamian, D., & Chomsky, N. (2015). Propaganda and the public mind conversations with Noam Chonsky. Pluto Press.

Benkler, Y., Faris, R., & Roberts, H. (2018). Network propaganda: manipulation, disinformation, and radicalization in American politics. Oxford University Press.

Chomsky, N. (2006). Media control: the spectacular achievements of propaganda. Seven Stories Press.

Mullen, A., & Klaehn, J. (2010). The Herman-Chomsky Propaganda Model: A Critical Approach to Analysing Mass Media Behaviour. Sociology Compass, 4(4), 215–229.