Chapter 11: Global Communication and Propoganda

I. Origins of Propoganda
-"determination of what truth should be shared"
-17th century Cardinals
- media discourse that may not always be thought of as harmful.

II. Propoganda and Public Relations
-"public relations, publicity, marketing, public affairs, advertising"
-The Philosophy of Right (1821)
-White House Domestic issues

III. Public Diplomacy
-refers to so-called "truthful" propaganda
-1960s, Dean Edward Guillion of Tufts University

IV. Wartime Propoganda
-important to 1) mobilize hatred of enemy 2) preserve friendship of allies 3) procure cooperation fo neutral nations 4) demoralize the enemy.

V. Strategies of a Propoganda Campaign
a. Name Calling
-use of labels to project and idea in a favorable or unforavorable light
-Soviet Union as "evil empire"
b. Glittering Generality
-the tendency to associate an issue or image with a noble or virtuous term
-G.W Bush "new world order"
c. Image Transfer
-taking power, respect, or good reputation bestowed on an existing entity or concept and then attempting to share these positive qualities through association with a product or individual/ggroup.
d. Testimonial
-when a distinguished or recongnized but highly unpopular person is used to cast a product, indiviudal/group in a positive or negative light
e. Plain Folks
-when a communicator wishes to convince others that they or their ideas are good or valid since they are similar to everyone else, just "ordinary people"
f.Card Staking
-when a presentation uses a selection of facts and distortions, elucidations and confusions, and both logical and illogical statements...."stacks cards against the truth"
g. Bandwagon Approach
-utilizing the notion that "everybody is doing it", so that group members are encouraged to just join or follow the crowd.
VI. Modern Use of Propoganda
-The House I Live In (Frank Sinatra)....attempting to address racism and anti-semitism
-Good to note that the history of documentary film and video is full of questions of realism and degree of manipulation by the documentarian.
-March of Time, Lousiana Story
VII. Terrorism as Propoganda
-state terrorism vs. non-state terrorism
- first acknowleged as a form of control that could be imposed by a dictorial gov'ment against its own subjects
-airplane hjijackings, beginning in 1968.
-Al-Qaeda
-war against terrorism
-Terrorism is a form of propaganda. We must sow good in order to have a stronger weapon to bring terrosim to an end.

Intel Backs Wireless Plan in Africa

Response Number Four

What would having a standard of internet connection do for Africa? Revolutionary, or simply crazy? As per our discussion in class, it is clear that people feel very differently about the subject of technological advances- not because they are not for advancement, but they are worried about the social, economical, and political cost.

However, Craig Barrett, CEO at Intel, seems very positive about creating a wireless network based off of the new "WiMax" technology. He cites Nigeria as a country that would benefit immensely, due to the lack of cooper resources. People are already paying exorbitant amounts to have access to their cell phones and internet- why not lessen that burden?

It seems to be the simplest choice in an every complex technological arena.