Filtering The News
应用社会学Herman and Chomsky’s ’propaganda model’ argues that there are five classes of ’filters’ in society that determine what is news; in other words, what gets printed in newspapers or broadcast by radio and television. They are: "ownership" (is the story in line with the media owner’s interests); "advertising" (is the story in line with the advertiser’s interests); "sourcing" (does the story come from government departments and/or other powerful players); "flack" (if the story is aired, can the subjects of it pose a real threat, lik