Manufacturing Consent is such an interesting book. The framework of analysis Herman and Chomsky present is general enough that it, while approaching almost 40 y

Manufacturing Consent is such an interesting book. The framework of analysis Herman and Chomsky present is general enough that it, while approaching almost 40 years old, still very accurately seems to describe the current media landscape. Chomsky is a famous left-leaning anarchist, and I find it interesting that his analysis isn't "the media is too right-wing" or "the media is too left-wing". Instead, his analysis is primarily about how power begets power -- even at the level of the local paper. This[0] short 3-minute video does a fine job of letting him explain his position on media bias while not really going into the nitty gritty details. His books, however, do go into the nitty gritty details while still being relatively easy to read. For anyone interested in Chomsky I highly recommend "Understanding Power"[1] as the intro to his views on the world. It's not as detailed in every topic as many of his other books and is primarily conversational in style - owing to it being transcribed discussions with audience members after he has held a speech. [0]: https://youtu.be/x60pSXlwmNE https://youtu.be/x60pSXlwmNE [1]: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/194805.Understanding_Power https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/194805.Understanding_Pow...