In the documentary Manufacturing Consent, which was produced by Canadian filmmakers Mark Achbar and Peter Wintonick using much material from the book of the same name by Chomsky & Herman as well as film footage of and about Noam Chomsky.  Noam Chomsky was a prominent and outspoken intellectual in the 20th century.  Though his principal area of … Continue reading Noam Chomsky – Manufacturing Consent →

There is no shortage of people that are happy to loudly proclaim how mainstream media cannot be trusted.  Many of these same people believe that scientists cannot be trusted and cite many of the same reasons.  Though I disagree with the notion that both groups are untrustworthy, I agree that there are many similarities between the groups … Continue reading Scientists and Journalists →