"Who can is responsible for these problems? and how can I express my nearly adolescent tendency toward instigation in addressing these problems?" "Well, Negativeland, these problems are the result of corporate imperialist practices, and you can express those tendencies and address these problems with your art." Negativeland is the primary subject of Craig Baldwin's documentary video, "Sonic Outlaws". Along with Negativeland "Sonic Outlaws" looks at media practitioners such as E.B.N. (Emergency Broadcast Network), …
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…thoughtful, active criticism and even wild dissent. Chomsky talks about the importance of activism and dissent in the U.S. for those struggling in other nations. Both films demonstrate an approach to the media and different ways we are link to it or can link up with it. Mass media has an interest in our passivity, these films demand action. Literature Sited Achbar, Mark. Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media. Black Rose Books NY, 1994.