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Myth of the Liberal Media

Myth of the Liberal Media. Michael Milburn Psychology 335 Social Attitudes and Public Opinion. What are myths?. What are myths?. Joseph Campbell’s book on myths was the basis of a popular series on PBS hosted by Bill Moyers.

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Myth of the Liberal Media

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  1. Myth of the Liberal Media Michael Milburn Psychology 335 Social Attitudes and Public Opinion

  2. What are myths?

  3. What are myths? Joseph Campbell’s book on myths was the basis of a popular series on PBS hosted by Bill Moyers. "Read myths. They teach you that you can turn inward, and you begin to get the message of the symbols. Read other people's myths, not those of your own religion, because you tend to interpret your own religion in terms of facts - but if you read the other ones, you begin to get the message. Myth helps you to put your mind in touch with this experience of being alive. Myth tells you what the experience is." (from The Power of Myth)

  4. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) • Myth \Myth\, n. [Written also mythe.] [Gr. my^qos myth, fable, tale, talk, speech: cf. F. mythe.] • 1. A story of great but unknown age which originally embodied a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; an ancient legend of a god, a hero, the origin of a race, etc.; a wonder story of prehistoric origin; a popular fable which is, or has been, received as historical. • 2. A person or thing existing only in imagination, or whose actual existence is not verifiable.

  5. W. Lance Bennett—Political Myths • “Myths cast the real world in such general terms that they reduce complex relations to simple propositions anchored as much in faith as in serious reality testing.” (p. 27) • “Myths establish a common basis for reactions to new events and conditions. Myths provide a common framework in the search for familiar patterns of meaning in life experience.” (p. 377) • from Public Opinion, 1980.

  6. Loewen—Columbus Myth • According to Loewen in his book, Lies My Teacher Told Me, the myth of Columbus’ discovery of America that is taught in grade schools in the U.S. has important political consequences • Story (myth) of Columbus encourages identification with white colonialism (p. 70) • Encourage identification with white exploitation (p. 72)

  7. Questions to consider while watching the video: 1.  What forms of bias are discussed in the video? 2.  Does Chomsky think the media are liberal or conservative? 3.  What is meant by the “propaganda model?” 4. Are there any errors or weaknesses in Chomsky’s arguments?

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