> From this it would be possible to show in a compelling way how the hearts and minds of the masses are shaped by the media they consume.
This is already well understood, and has been a conscious science since at least the turn of the century. See Edward Bernays, and Manufacturing Consent
It’s been validated countless times, basically the media, being large corporations themselves, favour power and are against certain ideas, which are never mentioned. It’s evident all over. For example if you read FAIR you will see many examples of this.
Chomsky actually did measure things by looking at how many times certain stories were reported across all major news agencies. But yes you can’t “measure” it.
It would be a very valuable trove, I look forward to seeing the documentary about it.
This is already well understood, and has been a conscious science since at least the turn of the century. See Edward Bernays, and Manufacturing Consent