Manufacturing consent
Subtitle: Noam Chomsky and the media
By: NFB-ONF ; Necessary Illusions in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada present a film by Mark Achbar and Peter Wintonick
Contributors: Necessary Illusions (Firm); National Film Board of Canada
Edition: Standard format.
Publisher: Zeitgeist Video
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] :
Number of pages: 167
Subjects: Politics and government; Political and social views; Public opinion; Mass media; Press and politics; Press and propaganda; Political aspects; Foreign relations; Television and politics
Other titles: Noam Chomsky and the media
Description: Explores the political life and times of the controversial author, linguist, and dissident, Noam Chomsky. As an outspoken critic of the press, Chomsky maintains that our much-acclaimed democratic freedoms often mask an irresponsible use of power.
Notes: Originally produced in 1992.

Includes "Noam Chomsky vs. William F. Buckley" from Firing Line, 1969; "Noam Chomsky vs. Michel Foucault" from Deel Vier, 1971; "Noam Chomsky reflects on the film;" and filmmaker bios.

DVD player required.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1.; title: Thought control in a democratic society -- -- pt. 2.; title: Activating dissent.