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laurora's review against another edition
4.0
A strong, well explained thesis with plenty of supporting evidence by way of case studies. The initial thesis and following examples of the propaganda model at work were very good to read, however, as a causal reader I was worn down by the volume of case study material given I was already quite satisfied somewhere around the middle of the second one.
I don't think this is necessarily a fault of the book, more just an issue I had as a casual reader of a drier sort of non fiction than I'm used to.
I don't think this is necessarily a fault of the book, more just an issue I had as a casual reader of a drier sort of non fiction than I'm used to.
wietse111's review against another edition
4.0
Interessante uiteenzetting over hoe het komt dat de media over het algemeen de politiek en het grootkapitaal, de elite, ondersteunt. Geen groots complot met reptielen, maar een genuanceerder "propaganda model" waarin gewone journalisten dit vrij automatisch doen zonder slechte bijbedoelingen. Bijvoorbeeld door de beschikbaarheid van nieuws en prikkels vanuit adverteerders. Dit wordt geïllustreerd met vrij heftige voorbeelden in koude oorlog Amerikaanse media (ook wel een vrij extreem voorbeeld van propagandistische media). Onder andere hoe slachtoffers van Soviet geweld veel meer aandacht en sympathie kregen dan slachtoffers van rechtse (door Amerika in het zadel geholpen) overheden. Veruit het dikste hoofdstuk gaat over de Vietnamoorlog (en de daaraan gerelateerde oorlogen in Cambodja en Laos). Ook hier weer: Geweld door de Amerikanen werd in Amerikaanse media stelselmatig onderbelicht en in vreemde context bepaald, de overheid bepaalde het naratief.
Een overtuigend pleidooi. Ook historisch gezien interessant, al valt het wel vrij vaak in de herhaling. Ze rammen het er in, maar soms wordt dat een beetje vermoeiend. Wel food for thought in ieder geval.
Een overtuigend pleidooi. Ook historisch gezien interessant, al valt het wel vrij vaak in de herhaling. Ze rammen het er in, maar soms wordt dat een beetje vermoeiend. Wel food for thought in ieder geval.
xoxolivia's review against another edition
I didn’t read the appendix but this counts
ensara's review against another edition
3.0
ok solid piece of work, for the most part. it’s thorough, but the style is terribly boring. also i understand his argument fully, but i very much doubt the facts that he provides, because he said the following:
“Allegedly in response to that country’s (Yugoslavia’s) mistreatment to Kosovo Albanians”
“this mistreatment (genocide in Kosov) was less severe than: Kurds, East Timorese, etc”
“Not all of them Albanian civilians or victims of the Serbs”
“Alleged killing of some 40 Albanians in Rreçak Kosovo” HELLO????? ALLEGED????? REMAIN IN DISPUTE????
Not him trying to justify a re-election of Milošević????????
so if he has said these incorrect statements, i imagine there are other problematic bits.
“Allegedly in response to that country’s (Yugoslavia’s) mistreatment to Kosovo Albanians”
“this mistreatment (genocide in Kosov) was less severe than: Kurds, East Timorese, etc”
“Not all of them Albanian civilians or victims of the Serbs”
“Alleged killing of some 40 Albanians in Rreçak Kosovo” HELLO????? ALLEGED????? REMAIN IN DISPUTE????
Not him trying to justify a re-election of Milošević????????
so if he has said these incorrect statements, i imagine there are other problematic bits.
himay3000's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.5
Herman & Chomsky dissect with precision how the modern mainstream media works, the filters they have in place to make sure the narrative fits their owners’ views, and give extensive examples of this propaganda model at work in the US media with separate news stories. They point out glaring contradictions in how the media handles and report on the actions of certain countries compared to how similar actions from the US are handled. Exceptional work from the late 80s that is still very much relevant today (2024, TikTok ban, coverage on Palestine & protests on college campuses, etc.)