On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 at 22:55:55, Norbert Liecfeldt
wrote in uk.legal :
>>
>> > http://ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/press/euromyths/index_en.htm is an
>> > interesting resource for such stories.
>>
>> Its a propoganda resource.
>
>"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.
But surely *something* is need to balance the pre-EU propaganda coming
from most mainstream politicians?
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Paul Hyett, Cheltenham |