The events of recent months suggest that the mass media has had its humpty-dumpty moment and that America is well on its way to a time when not a single news media outlet has the respect of a majority of Americans. Overall, 60% of Americans were skeptical or contemptuous of the mass media. These Republicans can quickly recount mass media horror stories, and some of their gripes seem legit. But on the left, the mass media face a much different reason to worry. In the old days, the leftist critique of the mass media was encapsulated in “Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media,” the 1988 book by Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky.

Source: Libya Today March 24, 2021 19:52 UTC