The article reviews the Propaganda Model (PM) developed by Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky, as presented in Manufacturing Consent (1988). It examines how the PM explains the behavior and influence of mass media in the United States, situates it within media and communication studies, and argues that it remains a valuable framework for understanding media dynamics in capitalist societies. The article also discusses the reception of the PM and its relevance to both liberal-pluralist and critical-Marxist perspectives on media.