The Myth of the Liberal Media: An Edward Herman Reader - Paperback

by Sut Jhally (Other), Justin Lewis (Other), Edward S. Herman (Author)

Using a propaganda model, The Myth of the Liberal Media contends that the mainstream media are parts of a market system, are shaped primarily by proprietor/owner and advertiser interests, and protect and propagandize for the corporate system.

Author Biography

Edward S. Herman is Professor Emeritus of Finance, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley. Among his books are Corporate Control, Corporate Power; The Real Terror Network; Beyond Hypocrisy: Decoding the News in an Age of Propaganda; and Manufacturing Consent (with Noam Chomsky).