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What State aims to achieve by starving media of advertising

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Broadcasting and Telecommunication PS Edward Kisiang'ani. [Wilberforce Okwiri]

What happens when the government decides not to advertise with private media? Naom Chomsky and Edward Herman in their famous book 'Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media' provide interesting insights into what to expect.

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