Watch the Documentary Manufacturing Consent Noam Chomsky and the Media.
Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnrBQEAM3rE
What, according to Chomsky, is manufactured consent, and what role does the media play in manufacturing it? Discuss with reference to two (or more, if you like) pieces of current news media (either print media or image/video based.
What is intellectual self-defense?
What are some of the ways we can foster our own intellectual self-defense? You may find the article “The Importance of Intellectual Self-Defense” – found in the Readings and Assignments area – helpful with this section of your paper.