
by Noam Chomsky, Edward S. Herman · Austral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788408258889
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In 'The Guardians of Liberty,' Noam Chomsky and Edward S. Herman examine the role of the media in Western societies. This essay denounces the informational manipulation through the press, radio, and television, raising questions about the construction of official truth and the influence of the powerful in the interpretation of data. A critical analysis of press freedom in developed democracies, inviting reflection on the power of the media in contemporary society.

Avram Noam Chomsky is an American intellectual, philosopher, linguist, political activist, and social critic. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science. He is a laureate professor of linguistics at the University of Arizona and an institute professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Among the most cited living authors, Chomsky has written more than 150 books on topics such as linguistics, war, and politics. In addition to his work in linguistics, since the 1960s, Chomsky has been an influential voice on the American Left as a consistent critic of the foreign policy of the United States, contemporary capitalism, and corporatocracy.