What is manufactured consent?
Chomsky and Herman's concept: media creates the illusion of democratic consensus through five filters — ownership (6 corporations control 90% of US media), advertising, sourcing (reliance on official sources), flak (organized attacks on dissent), and fear. The result: boundaries of acceptable debate are set before the conversation starts.
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