Are Games Journalists Biased? - Media Bias & Manufacturing Consent

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Published on December 23, 2020 10:00:01 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbqZCo9MURk

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The Last of Us Part II (2020)

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The Last of Us Part II won Game of the Year, continuing discussions about it being rigged and critics being paid off. Today, we discuss the nuanced reality surrounding that, and show how media critics actually are biased.

Roadmap:
0:00 Introduction
1:43 Manufacturing Consent
4:04 Size, Ownership, and Profit Orientation of the Mass Media
5:30 Advertising License to do Business
8:00 Sourcing Mass-Media News
12:31 Flak and the Enforcers
15:54 Anti-Communism as a Control Mechanism
18:34 Conclusion

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