Noam Chomsky and Edward S. Herman's Manufacturing Consent examines how the mainstream media functions as a propaganda system.

The authors argue that this system, driven by market forces and institutional biases, favors powerful interests and shapes public opinion through selective reporting and framing.

Specific examples are analyzed, demonstrating how the media covers events like wars, elections, and human rights abuses, often downplaying or ignoring critical information that contradicts the dominant narrative.

The analysis reveals how factors like ownership, advertising revenue, and source dependence contribute to systematic biases in news coverage. Ultimately, the book proposes a propaganda model to explain how the media's structure influences its output, leading to a distorted view of reality for the public.

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Media ownership significantly influences news coverage through various mechanisms, as detailed in the sources. The concentration of media ownership in the hands of a few large corporations and wealthy individuals creates a system where profit and the interests of the powerful often take precedence over journalistic integrity. This effect is seen both in the United States and abroad, as globalization has led to the expansion of a few large transnational media conglomerates.

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