Chris Hedges discusses the deep rot that infects American journalism with reporter Matt Taibbi.

They explore the ways in which Fox News has reshaped the industry in its own image, and how networks like MSNBC have come to tell viewers exactly what they want to hear. Hedges also devotes a portion of his segment to Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky’s seminal book, “Manufacturing Consent,” which remains no less essential several decades after it was first published.

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By Published On: June 2nd, 2019Comments Off on Chris Hedges Interviews Matt Taibbi: The Rot of American Journalism Runs Deep

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