Propaganda

Not-So-Free Iraq Media Plans Released

by Diane Farsetta — May 9, 2007 - 10:11am

The nonprofit research group National Security Archive has posted online a U.S.

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National Security Archive, May 8, 2007

Keep the Sticks and Stones Away From O'Reilly

by Diane Farsetta — May 3, 2007 - 3:44pm

"Using analysis techniques first developed in the 1930s by the Institute for Propaganda Analysis," Indiana University media researchers analyzed six months' worth of

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Indiana University press release, May 2, 2007

"Mission Accomplished," Four Years Later

by Robin Andersen — May 1, 2007 - 6:40pm
  • Topics: Journalism, International, Propaganda, Secrecy, U.S. Government, War / Peace

    • Today marks the fourth anniversary of the Bush administration's now-infamous photo op when Bush landed in a fighter jet on the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln and declared "mission accomplished" in Iraq. His speech was one of many publicity stunts and media manipulations used to sell a fantasy war whose real and very tragic consequences are still being felt.

    Wal-Mart: Union Busting with a Smile

    by Diane Farsetta — May 1, 2007 - 4:40pm

    "Back when I was in a union, I was just a number," laughs a man in a Wal-Mart Stores training video. "If a union got in here," he adds, "every benefit we got could go on the negotiating table. ...

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    Human Rights Watch, May 1, 2007

    Investigating the First Casualty of War, in Afghanistan and Iraq

    by Diane Farsetta — April 20, 2007 - 2:39pm

    "Within hours of Pat Tillman's death, the Army went into information-lockdown mode, cutting off phone and Internet connections at a base in Afghanistan, posting guards on a wounded platoon mate, and ordering a sergeant to burn Tillman's uniform," reports Scott Lindlaw.

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    Associated Press, April 20, 2007

    Just What Iraq Needs: More U.S. Propaganda

    by Diane Farsetta — April 19, 2007 - 4:16pm

    Gen. David Petraeus, "the top U.S. commander in Iraq, has asked for changes that would allow" the blending of public affairs -- the military's truth-telling function -- with "information operations," or propaganda. In response, Pentagon officials are reconsidering 2004 guidelines drafted by Gen. Richard Myers, which directed that the two be separate.

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    Los Angeles Times, April 18, 2007

    Iraq: Why the Media Failed

    by Sheldon Rampton — April 12, 2007 - 10:47am

    "It's no secret that the period of time between 9/11 and the invasion of Iraq represents one of the greatest collapses in the history of the American media," observes Gary Kamiya. "Why did the media fail so disastrously in its response to the biggest issue of a generation? To answer this, we need to look at three broad, interrelated areas, which I have called psychological, institutional and ideological.

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    Salon.com, April 10, 2007
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