Introduction / David Barsamian -- The propaganda system / Noam Chomsky -- Like a small trout on a heavy line / Ben Bagdikian -- Propaganda and class structure / Michael Parenti -- Language in the service of propaganda / Noam Chomsky -- Terrorism / Noam Chomsky -- From MacNeil-Lehrer to Nightline / Jeff Cohen -- The five o'clock follies / Mark Hertsgaard --Stenographers to power / Jeff Cohen -- The Gulf War and the media / Alexander Cockburn -- Becoming a critical consumer of news / Edwin Knoll.