Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Is there a difference between hearing what might be a contrarian view in the mass media and the manufacturing of consent, which is the Chomskyite term? Dr. Mercille will be familiar with the term "manufacturing consent". Chomsky's theory is that the mass media takes a position and moves the public from one position to another. Is there a difference between the publication of a Morgan Kelly article, so that a newspaper can say, "Well, we published that," and what might be considered the manufacturing of consensus, or a broader narrative editorial position that is not reflective of views such as Morgan Kelly's?