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Propaganda

A Well-Oiled Crowd Balks at Climate Fix

Russ Baker | Posted 09.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Propaganda, Oil, New York Times, Climate Change, Oil Companies, Climate Bill, Houston, Lobbying, Green News
Russ Baker

We are seeing the explosive growth of efforts by narrow interests in Big Oil, to leverage whatever they can to appeal to those don't have the luxury of thinking beyond their next paycheck.

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Bill O'Reilly-Keith Olbermann Feud Ends with a Corporate Handshake?

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 09.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Countdown, General Electric, Ge, Ronald Reagan, Phil Donahue, Countdown With Keith Olbermann, Hudson River, Pcbs, Keith Olbermann, Roger Ailes, Propaganda, Jeffrey Immelt, Willie Horton, Msnbc, Fox News, O'Reilly-Olbermann Rivalry, O'Reilly-Olbermann Feud, Journalism, George H.W. Bush, Rupert Murdoch, Republican Talking Points, News Corporation, Republican Party, Republican Strategist Ailes, Bill O'Reilly, Fox, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt, Media News
Joseph A. Palermo

Corporate honchos at GE and News Corp making back-room editorial decisions for the "news" subsidiaries they control? I can't help but think it might not be the best thing for the integrity of journalism.

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Mayoral Control of Schools: The New Tyranny

Gerald Bracey | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tyranny, Arne Duncan, Chicago, Michael Bloomberg, Joel Klein, Propaganda, Mayoral Control, Democracy, Failure, Education Reform, New York, Politics News
Gerald Bracey

School boards are fractious and try to micromanage. They are amateurs and prisoners of deeply rooted school bureaucracies. But do mayors do better?

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Top Ten American War Propaganda

Susan Brewer | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Propaganda, War Propaganda, War, Politics News
Susan Brewer

Propaganda messages serve to simplify complex international crises for public consumption. Here are the top ten messages used by the U.S. government over the past century to rally public support for war.

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New Muslim Cool Forges Path for New America

Bakari Kitwana | Posted 07.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Islam, New Muslim Cool, Youth, America, Puerto Ricans, Propaganda, Pew Research Study, Arab-Americans, Latino Americans, Recession, Pittsburgh, Generation Gap, Culture, Entertainment News
Bakari Kitwana

Fighting against being defined by America's bygone eras, New Muslim Cool points us toward a more complicated future.

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The "Just Say NO-Bama Campaign": Part 1 - Where Have All the News Editors Gone?

Kimberly Krautter | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mainstream Media, Conservative Media, Obama Apology, Liberal Media, Newspapers, Conservatives, Liberals, Traditional Media, Propaganda, Conservative Talk Radio, Racism, Broadcast-News, Socialism, Barack Obama, Politics News
Kimberly Krautter

I am deeply concerned that the rules of engagement have been irresponsibly relaxed under the pressure to compete for the scoops, exclusives and gotcha-quotes-of-the-day.

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UN: Arms from Sudan Add to Congo Humanitarian Disaster

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 06.29.2009 | World

Read More: Free Press, Drc, United Nations, Propaganda, Bosco Ntaganda, Georgianne Nienaber, Oxfam, Arms Shipments, Media, Jendayi Frazer, State Department, Journalism, Tim Shortley, Carter Center, Sudan, Human Rights Watch, Banyamulenge, Hrw, Joseph Kabila, Paul Kagame, Monuc, Cndp, Laurent Nkunda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo Violence, Congo, Congo War, World News
Georgianne Nienaber

How involved was the United States State Department in the destabilization of the Kivu provinces in eastern DRC? Did our State Department officials become "terrorists" in the eyes of a revolutionary movement in Congo?

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U.S. Intelligence -- or the Lack Thereof -- on North Korea

Keith Thomson | Posted 06.29.2009 | World

Read More: Cia, Doubleday, Propaganda, Spy Satellite, Kim Jong Il, Drones, Novel, Al Qaeda, Nsa, Dia, North Korea Missile, South Korea, National Security, North Korea Nuclear Program, Navy Seals, Japan, Mississippi, China, North Korea, World News
Keith Thomson

How is it -- given a skyful of satellites and legions of human spies -- that we were surprised by North Korea's missile launch? Why is it that we know so little about this country?

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Random Thoughts on "Public Diplomacy"

John Brown | Posted 06.27.2009 | World

Read More: Propaganda, Arts Diplomacy, Public Diplomacy, Fulbright Program, State Department, Usia, Kenneth Osgood, People-to-People, Dogs, World News
John Brown

What is public diplomacy? The term, coined in the mid-1960s covers programs ranging from the Fulbright educational exchange to information about US foreign policy directed to overseas audiences.

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California: Find Yourself Here -- Stat!

Nancy Snow | Posted 06.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Propaganda, California Economy, Maria Shriver, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Find Yourself Here, Barack Obama, California, Living News
Nancy Snow

Sacramento's answer is to squeeze blood out of a stone from education, healthcare, and public landmarks. Arnold Schwarzenegger's public approval rating is now in the outgoing President George W. Bush's vicinity.

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Can America Change Hearts and Minds?

John Brown | Posted 05.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Business for Diplomacy Action, Propaganda, Karen Hughes, Pentagon, Judith McHale, Public Diplomacy, Politics News
John Brown

The Obama administration has finally selected an under-secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs: Judith McHale, a media and communications executive.

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Take The Right Seriously, Please

Dave Johnson | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Propaganda, Marketing, Conservatives, Right Wing Direct Mail, Wingnuts, Gop, Right Wing, Politics News
Dave Johnson

The right may appear to be crazy -- and they are -- but this doesn't mean it isn't going to work. Let me explain. In another life I was involved in direct mail -- I learned a lot.

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Oh, The Humanity! Godless Huffington Post Commenters Wickedly Destroying Conservatism

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Liars, George Bush, Andrew Breitbart, National Review, President Obama, Leftist, Communist, Free Speech, Moral Relativism, Obama, Liberal, Jed Babbin, Cold War, Lunatic Ravings, Republican, Bush, Reality-Based, Internet, Goons, Cold War Is Over, Irony, Dirty Tricks, Vandalism, Irony-Impaired, Rush, Socialist, Moveon, Huffington Post, Limbaugh, Totalitarianism, Ends Justify the Means, Marketplace of Ideas, Boycott, Ideologue, Rush Limbaugh, Blog Readers, Commie, Propaganda, Hugh Hewitt, Conservative, Right Wing, Blog Commenters, Ironically-Challenged, Election, Wicked, Barack Obama, Ironic, Fair Play, Media Matters, Blog, Chris Weigant, Instapundit, Dogma, Humanity, Nixon, Censorship, Breitbart, Crazytown, Crazytalk, Media News
Chris Weigant

Due to a genetic deformity among conservatives, they are seemingly born without being able to spot irony in all its delicious forms.

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Public Diplomacy: Stop the Solemnity!

John Brown | Posted 04.21.2009 | World

Read More: Propaganda, Branding, Public Diplomacy, Foreign Affairs, Obama Foreign Policy, Foreign Policy, World News
John Brown

Bush-style public diplomacy -- an unholy mixture of propaganda, PR, branding, tactlessness, and "new initiatives" -- appears to be, thank God, history.

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Ten Reasons Why We Don't Need an Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs

John Brown | Posted 03.23.2009 | World

Read More: Smith Mundt Act, Public Diplomacy, Hearts and Minds, State Department, Propaganda, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, World News
John Brown

The dozens of reports that have appeared since 9/11 on public diplomacy have come to a similar general conclusion: the State Department's public diplomacy has failed miserably.

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Pentagon Boosting Spending On PR: AP

AP | CHRIS TOMLINSON | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Propaganda, Pentagon, The Pentagon, Pentagon Propaganda, Pentagon PR Campaing, Pentagon PR, Politics News

WASHINGTON — As it fights two wars, the Pentagon is steadily and dramatically increasing the money it spends to win what it calls "the human ter...

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Pentagon Boosts Spending On PR Efforts, Raises Propaganda Concerns

AP | CHRIS TOMLINSON | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Leon Panetta, Pentagon, Pentagon Propaganda, Pentagon Analysts, Dod, Defense Department, Department of Defense, Propaganda, Politics News

WASHINGTON — As it fights two wars, the Pentagon is steadily and dramatically increasing the money it spends to win what it calls "the human ter...

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How Israel's Propaganda Machine Works

James Zogby | Posted 02.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Propaganda, Israel, Israel Gaza Operation, Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Airstrikes, Gaza, Gaza City, Israel Ground Invasion, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Territories, Hamas, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel Airstrikes, Media News
James Zogby

As in past Mideast conflicts, both the media story line and political commentary here in the U.S. has closely followed Israel's talking points on the war.

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How Propaganda Hijacked Israeli Strategy in Gaza

David H. Young | Posted 02.05.2009 | World

Read More: Propaganda, Palestine, Ceasefire, Lull, Hamas, Gaza, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Middle East, Mahmoud Abbas, Israel Ground Invasion, Palestinian Territories, Fatah, Israeli Airstrikes, Gaza City, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel Airstrikes, Israel Gaza Operation, World News
David H. Young

While Israel's explicit goal is to cease all attacks on southern Israel, senior IDF and intelligence officials have privately signaled that this is unrealistic, even with a ground invasion.

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As the New Year Begins, Issues to Think More Deeply About

Danny Schechter | Posted 02.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Ceasefire, Gaza, Media Spin, Economy, Chris Hedges, Israel, Un, Propaganda, Ponzi Schemes, Media News
Danny Schechter

The New Year may be here but last year's problems and crimes have stuck to our shoes and we can't seem to scrape them off. This was the least festive...

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Must-Read About Alhurra TV

Nancy Snow | Posted 01.14.2009 | Media

Read More: International Broadcasting, Dumb Power, Middle East, Political Journalism, Soft Power, Public Interest, Public Diplomacy, State Department, Journalism, Foreign Policy, Propaganda, Media News
Nancy Snow

Technorati Profile Correction: The University of Missouri has received a grant to train Alhurra TV journalists. It may be for $50,000, but I'm wait...

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Alhurra TV: Uncle Sam's Boondoggle

Nancy Snow | Posted 01.12.2009 | Media

Read More: Broadcasting, Dumb Power, Propaganda, Alhurra, Government Propaganda, Soft Power, Public Diplomacy, Broadcasting Board of Governors, Foreign Policy, Broadcast TV, Bbg, Media News
Nancy Snow

I've been sifting through several studies of Alhurra Television that dropped like a "cascade of candor," to paraphrase David Frost's hoped for outcom...

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China's Propaganda in Tibet: Plenty of Viewers, Few Believers

Rebecca Novick | Posted 12.11.2008 | Media

Read More: Political Propaganda, Human Rights, Dalai Lama, Propaganda, Tibet, Media, China Tibet, China, Media News
Rebecca Novick

If anyone had missed the bit about the Party's kindness, The Red Flag Village report makes sure that they get the message in terms that make one feel as if the Cultural Revolution is in full swing.

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IOUSA: Anti-Social Security Propaganda Flick

Dean Baker | Posted 11.22.2008 | Business

Read More: Budget Deficit, Social Security, Federal Budget Deficit, Economy, Propaganda, Regulation, Medicare, Business News
Dean Baker

This film should be viewed as part of a larger effort to dismantle Social Security and Medicare, the country's core safety net programs.

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Propaganda 101: How to Decode Political Ads

Stephen Ducat | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Propaganda, Political Ads, John McCain, McCain's Psychology, Republican Propaganda, Politics News
Stephen Ducat

The aim of advertisers is not just to have us dream but to put us in a dream of their own design. In so doing, they tell us who we are -- which is to say, who they need us to be.

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