propaganda evolution
POLITICAL PROPAGANDA HAS BEEN ON DISPLAY YOUR ENTIRE EDUCATIONAL LIFE--IN TEXTBOOKS, CLASSROOM BANNERS, POSTERS, AND ON MEDIA CLIPS. HERE YOU CAN SEE HOW THE INTERNET HAS DEGRADED THE PURPOSE OF PROPAGANDA AND DIMINISHED ITS TRUE INTENTION OF CONVEYING AN IMPORTANT POLITICAL MESSAGE.
THENA MUCH MORE INNOCENT (YET SUBTLE) METHOD WAS USED TO PORTRAY A MESSAGE TO THE PUBLIC.
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OLD&NEW
THERE IS SOME MEDIA OUT THERE THAT IS MODERN BUT REFLECTS THE STYLE OF OLD-FASHIONED PROPAGANDA.
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NOWNOW A NONSENSICAL AND SILLY METHOD USED TO PORTRAY MESSAGES. MODERN PROPAGANDA, I'VE NOTICED, IS NOT TAKEN AS SERIOUSLY BY THE PUBLIC ON CERTAIN MATTERS.
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media manipulation
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how to properly analyze
ALL OF THIS MUST BE VIEWED FROM A HOLISTIC PERSPECTIVE. NO BIAS, NO OPINION. HOW DO WE VIEW AN OPINIONATED PIECE OF ART WITHOUT FORMING YOUR OWN OPINION, YOU ASK? HERE IS A SYSTEMATIC AND EFFECTIVE METHOD:
1) IDENTIFY THE IDEOLOGY AND PURPOSE OF THE PROPAGANDA AND/OR CAMPAIGN.
2) TAKE A LOOK AT ITS CONTEXT/STRUCTURE
3) IDENTIFY THE ARTIST/CREATOR
4) WHAT IS THE TARGET AUDIENCE?
5) WHAT IS THE TARGET RESPONSE?
6) WHAT/HOW WAS THE MEDIA USED?
7) IS THERE ANY COUNTER PROPAGANDA?
ONLY AFTER GOING THROUGH THESE 7 STEPS I ASK MYSELF WHEN LOOKING AT A PIECE OF PROPAGANDA THEN DO I FORM MY OWN OPINION. ALSO CONSIDER THAT YOU MAY NOT BE FORMING AN OPINION ABOUT THE TOPIC, BUT THE PIECE OF MEDIA ITSELF.
IMPORTANT: ANALYZE YOURSELF WHEN YOU ARE ANALYZING MEDIA.
1) IDENTIFY THE IDEOLOGY AND PURPOSE OF THE PROPAGANDA AND/OR CAMPAIGN.
2) TAKE A LOOK AT ITS CONTEXT/STRUCTURE
3) IDENTIFY THE ARTIST/CREATOR
4) WHAT IS THE TARGET AUDIENCE?
5) WHAT IS THE TARGET RESPONSE?
6) WHAT/HOW WAS THE MEDIA USED?
7) IS THERE ANY COUNTER PROPAGANDA?
ONLY AFTER GOING THROUGH THESE 7 STEPS I ASK MYSELF WHEN LOOKING AT A PIECE OF PROPAGANDA THEN DO I FORM MY OWN OPINION. ALSO CONSIDER THAT YOU MAY NOT BE FORMING AN OPINION ABOUT THE TOPIC, BUT THE PIECE OF MEDIA ITSELF.
IMPORTANT: ANALYZE YOURSELF WHEN YOU ARE ANALYZING MEDIA.