A critical review and assessment of Herman and Chomsky's 'propaganda model'

European Journal of Communication

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 147-182

  Klaehn, Jeffery ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chomsky; Communication studies; Hegemony; Ideology; Media; Media studies; Power; Propaganda model; Social control

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036099044     PISSN: 02673231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0267323102017002691     Document Type: Review

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