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Noam Chomsky: The five filters of the mass media machine | The Listening Post

Al Jazeera English · 2.9M views · 2017-03-02 · 4:47

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Overview

A short Al Jazeera animation narrated by Amy Goodman presenting Noam Chomsky's five filters of the mass media: ownership, advertising, media elite sourcing, flak and a common enemy. It is part of the MediaTheorised series.

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HN recommends it as a quick, accessible introduction to the propaganda model from Manufacturing Consent.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 4 months · HN mentions 2018–2026

Topics

Media, journalism & propaganda
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What people said

tehjoker · 2020-12 · Strong recommendation

Manufacturing Consent (there's a documentary form of it too) changed my entire outlook on media. Highly recommend. Short vid based on it: [VIDEO]

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tehjoker · 2026-07 · Recommendation

Dropsite news is good, but are you familiar with manufacturing consent’s propaganda model of the mass media? A simplified explanation: [VIDEO]

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jhabdas · 2021-06 · Recommendation

Five filters. One big media theory. Consent is being manufactured around you all the time. Noam Chomsky - The 5 Filters of the Mass Media Machine [VIDEO]

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