Propaganda Universe
Propaganda has become the dominant form of public discourse in the information age. Propaganda Universe is dedicated to helping citizens, journalists, scholars, and policy-makers understand the nature of propaganda, disinformation, and information warfare in order to identify and resist manipulative communication. Preserving our ability to think independently, both as individuals and as a society, is crucial to being able to decide what is in our own best interests and not those of others.
Propaganda Universe
What is Propaganda? Really.
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A much maligned term, the notion of what we mean by propaganda has been obscured by its various interpretations to the extent that it has become a floating signifier to mean whatever a user wants it to be. Most often, it is used to cast an opponent's communication in a negative frame. In this episode, we explore the historical meaning of the term propaganda. Really.