Chomsky and Herman included advertising in their media analysis Manufactoring Consent because of the influence over programming that withdrawl of funding can bring, thus restricting public debate, and the discussion of alternative ideas. Of course, an easier way to manufacture consent is to simply implant ideas into people’s heads without them knowing. Which is what Channel Ten likes doing. Yet they “will not be punished because … [it] is not considered an offence”. Oh, I’m sorry, implanting thoughts into people’s brains without them having the slightest idea is “not considered an offence” by the (largely self-regulated) regulators. Great. Long live free capitalism.
(The Above opinion of All Lies to Me may or may not be the actual opinion of the author, we have no way of knowing).
