Edward Samuel Herman (April 7, 1925 – November 11, 2017) was an American economist, media scholar, and social critic. Herman is renowned for his media criticism, particularly the propaganda model hypothesis he developed with Noam Chomsky, a frequent co-writer. He held an appointment as Professor Emeritus of Finance at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and also taught at the Annenberg School for Communication at the same university.

Ideologically, Herman has been described as a "dedicated radical democrat," advocating for direct democracy and opposing corporate control, while distancing himself from other radical movements. His writings frequently addressed what he referred to as "Western corporate media reports" on violent regional conflicts, often disputing mainstream reports to an extent that he has been criticized for downplaying genocide figures.