Manufacturing consent about Koresh: A structural analysis of the role of media in the Waco tragedy.

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Title
Manufacturing consent about Koresh: A structural analysis of the role of media in the Waco tragedy.
Creator
James T. Richardson
Date
1995
Description
Analysis of the media's role in the Waco tragedy, with particular attention given to the "psychologizing" of the issue and how the media tied Branch Davidian developments to popular anticultist ideology. Draws on Herman and Chomsky's (1988) "propaganda model" to explain the media's role as an instrument of U.S. elites.
Format
Online PDF
Language
English
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Extent
23pp
Relation
Branch Davidians
Bibliographic Citation
Richardson, J. T. (1995). Manufacturing consent about Koresh: A structural analysis of the role of media in the Waco tragedy. Armageddon in Waco: Critical perspectives on the Branch Davidian conflict, 153-76.

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