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The North Tower posted:Media: I just read this for my IRL book group. The main thesis is pretty interesting and good for media literacy, but most of it is evidence supporting their arguments. Which is necessary, but a bit dull. And the chapter on the Cambodia genocides really seems to minimise the Khmer Rouge's casualty figures, which argues against Chomsky and Herman, I think. It's almost a shame that the bulk of the book is so detailed because short bits on, say, Watergate do a great job of getting their ideas across. Overall, though, a really interesting read.
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The North Tower posted:Chomsky was a little late to the ‘Cambodian genocide really happened and it was worse than we thought’ party, but when there was enough evidence he did change his mind. The figures he endorses in Manufacturing Consent 6.2.2 (1988) are 600-750,000 dead due to the Khmer Rouge, which is rather late to the party... He seems to be very touchy about admitting that he was wrong, but definitely doesn't deny it. Anyway, it's a single stain on an interesting book, although on thinking about it some more they push the propaganda model a bit far.
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