Twenty Years at the Margins: The Herman-Chomsky Propaganda Model

Twenty Years at the Margins: The Herman-Chomsky Propaganda Model and Critical Media and Communication Studies, 1988-2008

2008 marks the twentieth anniversary of the publication of Manufacturing Consent by Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky (Pantheon, 1988). In this book, updated and republished in 2002 (Pantheon), Herman and Chomsky advanced a Propaganda Model to explain media behaviour in the United States. This study forms part of a proud tradition of critical media and communication studies, which in Britain can be traced back to the founding of the Media, Culture and Society journal in 1979. This one-day conference aims to celebrate the media analyses of Herman and Chomsky, to critically assess the application and ongoing relevance of the Propaganda Model in the 21st century, and to take stock of the achievements of critical media and communication studies over the past few decades. Keynote speakers will include James Curran, Alison Edgley, David Miller, Peter Wilkin and (hopefully) participation in some form by Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky.

Date: Friday 19 December 2008, 9.30am - 5pm

Venue: Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne