The Myth of the Liberal Media: An Edward Herman Reader
«Edward Herman's invaluable studies of the media in market-oriented democracies find their natural place in the broader sweep of contemporary history.Herman quotes James Madison's observation in later life that 'a popular government without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or tragedy, or perhaps both'. The observation is apt; formal guarantees of personal freedom do not suffice to prevent the farce or the tragedy, even if the guarantees are observed. These issues, explored and illuminated in (these) essays..., should be at the center of the concerns of those who seek to create a society that is more free and more just.» (From the Preface by Noam Chomsky)