This Isn’t Wholesome, This Is Capitalist Dystopia

2020-12-09

Download 1.1k

This week we discuss the media's habit of framing tragic stories of struggle and poverty as wholesome, romantic events to distract from capitalism's failure to provide. We talk about Chomsky and Herman's Propaganda Model and how the political economy of the media creates incentives to write these disingenuous stories. The title of this episode is inspired by the FB group of the same name, you should check it out if you liked today's episode :) Soaliha: @soalihaofficial Mitch: @mit...

This week we discuss the media's habit of framing tragic stories of struggle and poverty as wholesome, romantic events to distract from capitalism's failure to provide.

We talk about Chomsky and Herman's Propaganda Model and how the political economy of the media creates incentives to write these disingenuous stories.

The title of this episode is inspired by the FB group of the same name, you should check it out if you liked today's episode :)

Soaliha: @soalihaofficial

Mitch: @mitchs.miscellanea

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/soaliha

Email: heresthethingthopodcast@gmail.com

PayPal: PayPal.me/soaliha

Facebook Group: Here’s The Thing, Tho With Soaliha Podcast Group

Comments (3)