JOUR 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Classic Case, Glittering Generality, Al-Qaeda

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Journalism and Communication
• Course: JOUR 1002
• Professor: Allan Thompson

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Jour 1002: propaganda, persuasion and spin (lecture 4) Propaganda vs persuasion: propaganda- a form of communication that attempts to achieve a response that furthers the intent of the propagandist, persuasion-interactive and attempts to satisfy the needs of both persuader and persuadee- more of a discussion. Why should journalists care about propaganda: media link, journalism"s first loyalty- citizens. We need to protect them: our quest- the truth. Civil war and bringing soldiers home, ,000 on gulf war general"s. Set : we have to distinguish propaganda from a free and open exchange of ideas. Egyptian pharaohs devised own unique personalized style of propaganda. Iconography was a form of propaganda- e. g. great temples, sculptures. You can get people to believe anything if you get there gradually, then if you put it all there at once. Logos- argument itself and use of vivid examples. Don"t say something bad about opponent- quote someone else who said it.