A Propaganda Model of the Media Plus Exploring Alternative Media

Overview

Beginning with Noam Chomsky's response to a college student who role-plays "Jane U.S.A."--someone who naively believes she lives in a democratic society in which she can create her own destiny--the viewer is presented with a cross-section of typically lively Chomsky encounters. Central to a functioning democracy is the necessity of free access to information, ideas and opinions. But what should be our democratic right turns out to be limited and shaped by the biases of insitutions and ideologies within the mass media. Chomsky shows how governments, corporations and other elites manufacture the consent of the public to serve their interests.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1994

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

Canada

Production

Necessary Illusions Productions Inc.,ONF,NFB

Director

Mark Achbar,Peter Wintonick

Producer

Peter Wintonick,Adam Symansky,Mark Achbar,Francis Miquet,Colin Neale

Cinematography

Kirk Tougas,Peter Wintonick,Kip Durrin,Antonin Lhotsky,Barry Perles,Mark Achbar,Francis Miquet,Ken Reeves,Savas Kalogeras,Norbert Bunge

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0227312