1. Between the Lines
   How to Detect Bias and Propaganda in the News and Everyday Life
   Resource Type: Book
   Published: 1981
   
2. Hitler's Propaganda Machine
   Resource Type: Book
   Published: 1978
   
3. Manufacturing Consent
   The Political Economy of the Mass Media
   Resource Type: Book
   Published: 1988
   Contrary to the usual image of the press and cantankerous, obstinate, and ubiquitious in its search for truth, Herman and Chomsky depict how an underlying elite consensus largely structures all facets of the news. They analyze how issues are framed and topics chosen, and the way in which the marketplace and the economics of publishing significantly shape the news.
4. Mass Culture
   The Popular Arts in America
   Resource Type: Book
   Published: 1957
   
5. Mass Media in the Making and Unmaking of the New Left
   Resource Type: Book
   Published: 1980
   An analysis of the media's prediliction for "politics of confrontation" in America in the late 60's. He focuses on how the media distorted the anti-war movement.
6. The No-Nonsense Guide to Global Media
   Resource Type: Book
   Published: 2004
   Peter Steven aims to make readers realize the power and influence of dominant media but, at the same time, also understand that they are not "omnipotent" and that there are alternative forms available.
7. Only Connect
   On Culture and Communication
   Resource Type: Book
   Published: 1972
   
8. Politics of Communication
   A Study in the Political Sociology of Language, Socialization, and Legitimation
   Resource Type: Book
   Published: 1973
   
9. Radical Mass Media Criticism
   A Cultural Geneology
   Resource Type: Book
   Examines the thinkers who have reacted against the increasing media power. From the critiqes of the corrupt press during the First World War, an analysis of the relationship between public opinion and propaganda diring the Nazi years and the bias of the supposed objective news of today. Contributors include Noam Chomsky, Slavko Splichal, Joost van Loon and many other leaders in the international field.
10. The Uncertain Mirror
    Report of the Special Senate Commitee on Mass Media
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1972
    
11. Uncovering the Sixties
    Life and Times of the Undergound Press
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1985
    A book about the Sixties and how they were recorded by radical participants. It traces how movements and communities convinced that their news did not fit into the agenda of mainstream media covered themselves in print.

Experts on Mass Media in the Sources Directory

1. History & Policy