Noam Chomsky and Edward S. Herman wrote Manufacturing Consent in the late 1980s to describe the structural forces which cause an otherwise free media—one lacking government censorship, fear of prison ...

"South Africa now stands at their intersection. The question is no longer whether the system can investigate itself but ...

Many believe the societal purpose of the media is to enlighten the public, and to enable the public to assert meaningful control over the political process by providing them with the information ...

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