Our prediction is that the victims of enemy states will be found “wort...
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- Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media whole source · open book
Our prediction is that the victims of enemy states will be found “worthy” and will be subject to more intense and indignant coverage than those victimized by the United States or its clients, who are implicitly “unworthy.” It is shown in chapter 2 that a 1984 victim of the Polish Communists, the priest Jerzy Popieluszko, not only received far more coverage than Archbishop Oscar Romero, murdered in the U.S.
chapter: Introduction to the 2002 Edition