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Wednesday 28 October 2099

The manufacture of consent . ... In the 1988 book, “ Manufacturing Consent ,” Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky expounded on this Lippmann … Walter Lippmann introduced the notion of “manufacturing consent” in his book “Public Opinion,” which was published in 1922. As a journalist, Lippmann suggested that the “news” and the “truth” are not synonymous. The news, according to him, functions as a way of signifying how an event happened. In this sense, the subjective interpretation of the writer is a factor. The truth, he argued, refers to concealed facts. Democracy for Lippmann suffers because of the fragility as to how issues are played in the media. Which results in one crucial thing—the ignorance of voters. Read more: https://opinion.inquirer.net/91678/the-manufacture-of-consent#ixzz5VJ30O3eN Follow us: @inquirerdotnet on Twitter | inquirerdotnet on Facebook

The  manufacture of consent . ... In the 1988 book, “ Manufacturing Consent ,” Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky expounded on this  Lippmann …
Walter Lippmann introduced the notion of “manufacturing consent” in his book “Public Opinion,” which was published in 1922. As a journalist, Lippmann suggested that the “news” and the “truth” are not synonymous. The news, according to him, functions as a way of signifying how an event happened. In this sense, the subjective interpretation of the writer is a factor. The truth, he argued, refers to concealed facts. Democracy for Lippmann suffers because of the fragility as to how issues are played in the media. Which results in one crucial thing—the ignorance of voters.

Read more: https://opinion.inquirer.net/91678/the-manufacture-of-consent#ixzz5VJ30O3eN
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