Powerbase:Propaganda Techniques
Propagandists use a variety of propaganda techniques to influence opinions and to avoid the truth. Often these techniques rely on some element of censorship or manipulation, either omitting significant information or distorting it.
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Recommended Books
- Anthony R. Pratkanis and Elliot Aronson, Age of Propaganda: The Everyday Use and Abuse of Persuasion, Owl Books, March 2001. ISBN 0805074031 ISBN 978-0805074031
See also SourceWatch Resources
Other sites for useful info
- Institute for Propaganda Analysis offers analysis, with current and historical examples, of rhetorical tactics often used by propagandists, based on the framework developed in the 1930s by the IPA.
- Thinkquest's Wartime Propaganda
- Trudy Lieberman, "Answer the &$%#* Question!: Ever Wonder Why They Won't? They've Been Media-Trained. And the Public Is the Loser", Columbia Journalism Review, January/February 2004.
- Floyd McKay, "Propaganda: America's Psychological Warriors", The Seattle Times, February 19, 2006.
