For more than 40 years, Noam Chomsky has been America’s conscience.  Part intellectual, part activist, Chomsky is always a sharp critic of the way our Democratic society is run.  And these days, he is looking like a prophet.  Long before the Iraq war and Saddam’s WMD’s, Noam Chomsky was warning us: The media, he says, is working for the powerful elites to convince the public to go along with their agenda.

Is it true? Are the media merely the puppets of the White House? In this Link TV special, we hear from some of the most fearless journalists in this country, who reveal the forces at work behind the daily news. Part 1 features the landmark film Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media as well as a discussion about Chomsky and his theories with Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now!. Goodman reveals a personal side rarely seen in her news coverage, and tells us how Chomsky’s ideas have influenced her work and life.

To watch part 2 of this special, click here. 

ABOUT THE FILM:
Funny, provocative and surprisingly accessible, Manufacturing Consent explores the political life and ideas of Noam Chomsky, world-renowned linguist, intellectual and political activist. In a dynamic collage of new and original footage, biography, archival gems, imaginative graphics and outrageous illustrations, the film highlights Chomsky’s probing analysis of mass media. Appearing in the film are major journalists and critics, including Bill Moyers, William F. Buckley, Jr., Tom Wolfe, Peter Jennings, Jeff Greenfield, philosopher Michel Foucault, White House reporter Sarah McClendon, New York Times editorial writer Karl E. Meyer and revisionist author Robert Faurisson.

LEARN MORE:
-- For more information on Manufacturing Consent, visit Zeitgeist Films.
-- Visit Democracy Now! online.
-- Free Press