JOUR 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Deepa Kumar, Harold Lasswell, Pope Gregory Xv
19 Jun 2018
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Propaganda? Persuasion? Spin?
Today
-Propaganda, persuasion and spin
-Definitions historical background, why this matters to journalists
-Break
-Current examples, subtleties
Sources;
-Deepa Kumar reading
-Kim Kierans notes on Doublespeak
What is propaganda?
-Google images- it is mostly militaristic, war era images
-We associate it with war periods
Propaganda vs. Persuasion:
“Propaganda is a form of communication that attempts to achieve a response that furthers the
desired intent of the propagandist. Persuasion is interactive and attempts to satisfy the needs
of both persuader and persuade.” – Jowett and O’Donnell, Page 1.
Why pay attention to Propaganda?
-Media Link
-Journalism’s first loyalty- to citizens
-Our quest- the truth, propaganda is not the truth
-Need to ask, is it consistent with democracy? Is anybody going too far? You can fool
people. Previous governments fooled people.
-As journalists, we can influence events- we run against it, we can diffuse propaganda
Propaganda:
-Propaganda, in the most neutral sense, means to disseminate or promote particular
ideas
-Art of mass persuasion is embedded in contemporary society- we are surrounded by
propaganda
-ONE MORE POINT
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1622- Vatican of Pope Gregory XV
-Sacra Congregatio de Propaganda….
Propaganda Defined:
-Has taken negative, pejorative meaning
-We tell the truth, other side is propaganda
-Lies, deceit, distortion, brainwashing, manipulation, Big Brother
-Like pornography “We know it when we see it.”
-Hitler, vs. Stephan Harper add program
Some definitions of propaganda:
“Propaganda seeks to ‘promote the interests of those who contrive it, rather than to benefit
those to whom it is addressed.’” – Encyclopedia Britannica
Harold Lasswell:
“Propaganda is concerned with the management of opinions and attitudes by the direct
manipulation of social suggestion rather…”
Jaques Ellul:
“A means of gaining power by the psychological manipulation of groups or masses or of using
this power with the support of the masses.”
-Concept of “pre-propaganda.”
Creates images…
Randal Marlin
“The organized attempt through communication to affect belief of action or inculacat…”
-Not only are they trying to convince you of something, they are trying to suppress an
individual’s ability to think for themselves.
We do not want this in a democratic society.
Jowett and O’Donnell
“Propaganda is the deliberate, systematic attempt to shape perceptions, manipulate cognitions,
and direct behaviour to achieve a response that furthers the d…”
-Donald Trump
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Systematic
-Governments and corporations establish departments or agencies specifically to create
systemant propaganda.
-More aware of propaganda agencies during wartime, such agencies exist all the time,
for they are essential. Propaganda is more accepted during wartime.
Example:
-George Bush’s “war on terror.”
-Bush began to use the phrase “the war on terror” shortly after the attack on the World
Trade Centre on September 11, 2011.
-Initial gaffe referring to crusade
-Phrase ‘war on terror’…
Visual Symbols, architecture
-Tie a yellow ribbon
-Ribbon custom traces back to Civil War
-General Tommy Franks studio on Qatar during The Gulf War, spent money on the set
-ONE MORE POINT
Propaganda Defined:
“The elements of deliberate intent and manipulation, along with a systematic…”
Ancient Egypt:
-Egyptian pharaohs devised own unique personalized style of propaganda
-Spectacular public monuments, such as the S….
Ancient Greece- 800 B.C
-Systematic application of propaganda in both….
Plato (c. 424-384 B.C) - Phaedrus
-Dialogue between Socrates and Phaedrus
-MORE POINTS
Aristotle (384-322 B.C) – Rhetoric
-Persuasion is based on 3 things
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Document Summary
Definitions historical background, why this matters to journalists. Google images- it is mostly militaristic, war era images. Propaganda is a form of communication that attempts to achieve a response that furthers the desired intent of the propagandist. Persuasion is interactive and attempts to satisfy the needs of both persuader and persuade. jowett and o"donnell, page 1. Our quest- the truth, propaganda is not the truth. As journalists, we can influence events- we run against it, we can diffuse propaganda. Propaganda, in the most neutral sense, means to disseminate or promote particular ideas. Art of mass persuasion is embedded in contemporary society- we are surrounded by propaganda. We tell the truth, other side is propaganda. Like pornography we know it when we see it. Propaganda seeks to promote the interests of those who contrive it, rather than to benefit those to whom it is addressed. " encyclopedia britannica.
