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Apr 15, 2021 · Propaganda has a history and so does research on it. In other words, the mechanisms and methods through which media scholars have sought to understand propaganda—or misinformation, or disinformation, or fake news, or whatever you would like to call it—are themselves historically embedded and carry with them underlying notions of power and ...
- C. W. Anderson
- 2021
Although propaganda is thousands of years old, it really came of age in the 20th century, when the development of mass media (and later multimedia communications) offered a fertile ground for its dissemination, and the century’s global conflicts provided the impetus needed for its growth.
This introductory chapter outlines how modern propagandists leverage automation and anonymity over social media in attempts to influence people and communication systems around the globe. It includes a description of research questions, core arguments, key terms, methods, and an outline of subsequent chapters.
INTRODUCTION. Propaganda has been in operation in the world for a long time now. A quick glance at history reveals several instances of propaganda being used. The speeches of Demosthenes against Macedonians were laden with propagandist techniques.
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- Mohit Malhan, Prem Prakash Dewani
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- 2020
Aug 30, 2013 · Who is producing the propaganda? What they are saying? Who is the propaganda directed at? Who are the intended audience? Why? With what effect? By doing so, a critical engagement with information can be maintained. Propaganda has always evolved along with communications technology.
In an effort to reorient the field of propaganda studies, this essay offers thirteen interrelated propositions about propaganda. The concept is defined as a mode of mass persuasion with a distinct historical genesis predating its modern use strictly as a term of disrepute.
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Our objectives are (a) to provide. a concise examination of propaganda and persuasion, (b) to examine the role of propaganda as an aspect of communication studies, and (c) to ana-lyze propaganda as part of social, religious, and political systems through-out history and contemporary times.
