Avram Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist. Sometimes called “the father of modern linguistics”, Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science

In the 1960s, linguist Noam Chomsky proposed a revolutionary idea: We are all born with an innate knowledge of grammar that serves as the basis for all language acquisition. In other words, for humans, language is a basic instinct. The theory, however, has long been met with widespread criticism 

Contribution to Psychology Chomsky is best known for his influence on linguistics, specifically, the development of transformational grammar. Chomsky believed that formal grammar was directly responsible for a person’s ability to understand and interpret mere utterances.

Thesis: transformational Analysis (1955)

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Noam Chomsky

Chomsky, otherwise known as “the father of modern linguistics”, is best known for his influence on linguistics, specifically, the development of transformational grammar. Chomsky believed that formal grammar was directly responsible for a person’s ability to understand and interpret mere utterances.

“Normally, news ‘coincides with’ and ‘reinforces’ the ‘definition’ of the political situation evolved by the political elite.” – Murdock

“Fewer and fewer corporations control more and more of the American news media” – Bagdikian

“Swat flies but don’t beat tigers” – Polumbaum. This quote is in reference to Chinese media and their view on state criticism.

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Technology and Newspapers
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Noam Chomsky

Chomsky, otherwise known as “the father of modern linguistics”, is best known for his influence on linguistics, specifically, the development of transformational grammar. Chomsky believed that formal grammar was directly responsible for a person’s ability to understand and interpret mere utterances.

Chomsky propose that the mass communication media of the U.S. “are effective and powerful ideological institutions that carry out a system-supportive propaganda function, by reliance on market forces, internalized assumptions, and self-censorship, and without overt coercion”

Consent is manufactured by:

Structures of ownership: Stories that only benefit the conglomerates

The role of advertising: A concealed term for propaganda to control the people, selling the people to the advertising companies

Links with ‘The Establishment’: The stories that benefit other companies and organisations with the people who own the business

Diversionary tactics – ‘flack’: Whistle-blowers and bad journalists are discredited and crushed. They also change the stories to control the audience for what they want to hear.

Uniting against a ‘common enemy’: the media proposes a enemy for the people to rally against

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Noam Chomsky

Chomsky propose that the mass communication media of the U.S. “are effective and powerful ideological institutions that carry out a system-supportive propaganda function, by reliance on market forces, internalized assumptions, and self-censorship, and without overt coercion”

Consent is manufactured by:

Structures of ownership –

Only stories that will benefit the conglomerates

The role of advertising –

Advertising paints the picture and propaganda to control people. This sells the people to the advertising

Links with ‘The Establishment’ –

The stories that benefit other companies and organisations with the people who own the businesses

Diversionary tactics – ‘flack’ –

Whistle-blowers and bad journalists are discredited and crushed. They also change the stories to control the audience for what they want to hear.

Uniting against a ‘common enemy’ –

The media proposes a enemy for the people to rally against

Manipulation

AGENDA SETTING –

FRAMING – Influences the individual’s perception of something not real

MYTH MAKING –

CONDITIONS OF CONSUMPTION –

• American linguist. philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and a political activist
• Major figure in analytic philosophy
• One of the founders of the field of cognitive science
• From 1958 to 1959 Chomsky was a National Science Foundation fellow at the Institute for Advanced study

The sociology of news production by Michael Schudson (Quotes):

• “The link between ownership of news organisations and news coverage is not easy to determine”
• “The greatest research interest lies in determining its limits”
• “Explanations from political economy may be especially apt for understanding the broadly different stances different news organisations”
• “A political economy perspective has sometimes tended toward ‘conspiracy theory’ “

Process of manipulation and persuasion:

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Noam Chomsky – manufacturing consent. The power of the mass media uses propaganda to persuade the public. He would say all news is fake.

“A political economy perspective has sometimes tended towards ‘conspiracy theory'”

“The political economic perspective has been adopted & developed by primarily by left-wing critics & analysis of of the news media.”

The process of manipulation and persuasion works by: structure of ownership = concerns the internal organization of a business duties of the individuals within the business.

Media sets an agenda. Agenda setting is the creation of the public awareness & concerns the big issues by the news media.

They frame the agenda with things like colours and pictures of the front of newspapers to show the audience their position on the matter.

Media uses myth making to inform the audience of a position of a situation.

Conditions of consumption decide how mass audiences interpret the media.

chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, political activist, author, and lecturer.

Chomsky is a left wing major activist

Chomsky created a book called “manufacturing consent” about the manipulation of dominant ideologies in the media enforced by the elite

these ideas are enforced by advertising, giving flack to those who go against the dominant ideology,

advertising is done by selling your information

Noam Chomsky the author of manufacturing consent propose that the mass communication media of the U.S. “are effective and powerful ideological institutions that carry out a system-supportive propaganda function

“political economy perspective has sometimes tended toward conspiracy theory”

“intimidated by ring wing pressure groups and imbued with anti-communist ideology”

“fewer and fewer corporations control more and more american media”

Quote – Education is a system of imposed ignorance.

American

linguist – philosopher – cognitive scientist – historian – social critic and political activist.

Net worth – $5million

Lived through ww2