The propaganda model is the theory of Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky, which asserts the existence of systematic distortions in the media and explains them for economic reasons.
In terms of the propaganda model, the media are seen as businesses selling goods – readers and audiences (not news) – to other businesses (advertisers, governments).
That is, if you have not paid for what you are reading, then someone else has paid for you to read it.
Republic authors and editors are paid only from subscribers’ money.
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