Always amazed that people pay so much attention to Chomsky. He was a linguist, not a political scientist or historian.
Jon Stewart & Rush Limbaugh and a thousand journalist op-ed writers have no political education, but people hang on their words.
That people listen to what Rush Lymph-node says speaks volumes. Yes, millions listen to him... even though he's pretty much an ignorant blowhard. But he's one that most rational people SEE as a blowhard. Chomsky supposedly appeals to the "intellectual" crowd. People that should no better but for some reason don't.
As for Stewart... there was once a poll that showed that The Daily Show was more trusted than most main-stream media outlets. Stewart said "stop that". He recognizes he is an entertainer and has stated that publicly.
I don't agree with Chomsky all of the time but I respect him because he's extremely well-read/informed.
Regardless of how well-informed he is, bias always wins out.
This thread isn't about Chomsky, this is about his argument.
And I've already addressed his arguments, by pointing out things like how the media may rely on profits, those profits are often obtained by catering to left-wing audiences.
I find it ironic that Chomsky would decry the profit motive when his work has gained him a rather loyal following, even though in theory his work should supposedly be "quashed" by the corporate media.
When is the last time you remember seeing Chomsky interviewed on CNN or most any other MSM news station?
Chomsky has a list of interviews on his web site. He has approximately 50 listed since the start of 2016. While many of those are left-wing sources, several of them are main stream, such as the NY Times, and the Guardian. (And while that's not TV, it certainly does count as 'main stream media'.
Then you have the multiple documentaries he has appeared in over the past few decades.
https://chomsky.info/interviews/
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