Norbert Liecfeldt wrote:
> In article <650294F2de0mvU1@mid.individual.net>, "Gaz"
> wrote:
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>>> http://ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/press/euromyths/index_en.htm is an
>>> interesting resource for such stories.
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>> Its a propoganda resource.
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> "Propaganda is a concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the
> opinions or behavior of large numbers of people. Instead of
> impartially providing information, propaganda in its most basic sense
> presents information in order to influence its audience. The most
> effective propaganda is often completely truthful, but presents facts
> selectively to encourage a particular synthesis, or gives loaded
> messages in order to produce an emotional rather than rational
> response to the information presented. The desired result is a change
> of the cognitive narrative of the subject in the target audience."
>
> Sounds like a perfect definition of the behaviour of anti-EU papers,
> mostly run by Murdoch.
The pro EU position of the BBC far outstrips the influence of the entire
Murdoch empire put together.
Gaz
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