An Introduction to Propaganda. (C) 1999, William A.
Levinson Reference: Linebarger, Paul Myron Anthony. 1954. Psychological Warfare, Combat Forces Press, Washington Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger (1913-1966) is better known as the science fiction author Cordwainer Smith. Outline of public relations. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to public relations: Public relations are actions of an organization or individual in promoting goodwill between itself and the organization's publics (PR rarely has the resources to focus on the "general public" and so segments populations into "target publics", being those specific groups of like-minded people with an ability to "help" or hurt" the organization from sustaining itself within its operating environment), the community (e.g. neighbours), media, government (three-tiers), competitors, staff and employees, suppliers and contractors, investors, and so on.
Nature of public relations[edit] Public relations can be described as all of the following: Academic discipline – branch of knowledge that is taught and researched at the college or university level. Essence of public relations[edit] Public relations methods and approaches[edit] Theory of public relations[edit] History of public relations[edit] By country[edit] How Covert Agents Infiltrate the Internet to Manipulate, Deceive, and Destroy Reputations. One of the many pressing stories that remains to be told from the Snowden archive is how western intelligence agencies are attempting to manipulate and control online discourse with extreme tactics of deception and reputation-destruction.
It’s time to tell a chunk of that story, complete with the relevant documents. Over the last several weeks, I worked with NBC News to publish a series of articles about “dirty trick” tactics used by GCHQ’s previously secret unit, JTRIG (Joint Threat Research Intelligence Group). These were based on four classified GCHQ documents presented to the NSA and the other three partners in the English-speaking “Five Eyes” alliance. NSA Spied On Porn Habits To Discredit 'Radicalizers' WASHINGTON -- The National Security Agency has been gathering records of online sexual activity and evidence of visits to pornographic websites as part of a proposed plan to harm the reputations of those whom the agency believes are radicalizing others through incendiary speeches, according to a top-secret NSA document.
The document, provided by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, identifies six targets, all Muslims, as “exemplars” of how “personal vulnerabilities” can be learned through electronic surveillance, and then exploited to undermine a target's credibility, reputation and authority. Reddit downgrades technology community after censorship. 21 April 2014Last updated at 10:59 ET Technology is no longer listed at the top of new Reddit members' screens Social news site Reddit has downgraded the status of its "technology" section after a censorship row.
The category is no longer a "default subreddit", meaning it stops being one of two dozen communities promoted to new account holders. It follows a report by the Daily Dot that revealed headlines posted to the area had been secretly deleted if they featured certain words. Anything related to Tesla has been secretly banned from /r/Technology without users knowledge. (X-Post /r/TeslaMotors) : Futurology. I Was a Paid Internet Shill: How Shadowy Groups Manipulate Internet Opinion and Debate. Posted by Alcyone _Featured_ , Controlled Media Tuesday, January 8th, 2013 Update 1/12/2013: CLN has received a takedown notice asking us to remove this article on the basis that “It is libelous and utterly false” from someone claiming to be a legal agent of Above Top Secret’s parent company. We are currently investigating and will post status updates as they become available.
The original thread now appears to have vanished from Above Top Secret’s website. Update 1/17/2013: We have requested clarification regarding the takedown request and have not received a response. We will provide updates on any new developments. CLN Editor’s Note: The type of propaganda strategy described in the article below occurs across a wide range of topics and is employed by various corporate, political, and governmental groups to promote a variety of agendas. The Most Successful Propaganda Techniques. November 29, 2005: A list of the most common, and successful, propaganda techniques currently in use.
If you spend any time at all consuming mass media, you will find these techniques familiar. # 1. Guilt By Association: This is used to damage someone's reputation by associating them with an unattractive person or organization. It doesn't matter if there is an actual association or not. Example: Kristen said that too many people were moving into the South without the input of Americans already living there.
Study Finds 5 Ways Conservative Media Erode Trust In Scientists. A new study shows five ways conservative media decrease trust in scientists, leading their audience to doubt climate change.
Former Fox News host Glenn Beck once declared "Do I believe scientists? No. They've lied to us about global warming. " But the study, by the Yale Project on Climate Communication, concludes that it's actually the other way around: conservative media consumers don't believe in scientists, therefore they don't believe in global warming. The study suggests that watching and listening to outlets like Fox News and The Rush Limbaugh Show may be one reason that only 19 percent of Republicans agree that human activity is causing global warming, despite the consensus of 97 percent of climate scientists. 1. Conservative media typically turn to a roster of professional climate change contrarians and portray them as "experts" on the issue. A Media Matters study detailed how certain climate contrarians have been given a large platform by the media, particularly Fox News. 2.