The Myth of Liberal Media

The Myth of the Liberal  Media  - quiz
7) Using examples from the video briefly summarize the reasons that Chomsky and Herman use to challenge the commonly held belief that the media in America is liberal.
answer:
There are some solid facts to prove that the media not is liberal. Chomsky says that to 50% of the media talks about the news is a liberal way does not prove that the media is liberal. Chomsky and Herman point out that main street media really represent an elite interest and they serve those elite interests. Independent research has found that the media are influenced by wealthy business. For example large conglomerates own some of the media sources, in this way they can control the media that interests the conglomerate or the owners views.The news media is influenced by those who have the money, and those who have the money tend to be liberal. There are many institutional pressures, such as who owns the media, the role of the advertisers and the kinds of sources they use.