Taking Tucker Carlson Seriously, Part Three: 11/22, 9/11, 7/13
(Editors' note: this article is part three of a series. Read Part One and Part Two.)
“ … I lie. If I’m really cornered or...
War is Peace: How journalists vilify peace to rationalize war
Not too long ago, a meme was going viral on social media. It showed the horrified face of George Orwell, looking in disbelief and...
Attacks on Academic Freedom, the Times of London, and MI6
This article is also published at UK Column.
Once again, The Times newspaper is attacking academics who speak truth to power, with a new hit-piece. What the latest...
Contradictions in Engineering Public Reputation: Propaganda and Ursula Von Der Leyen
The term propaganda is often liberally applied to the current context and stage of political/geopolitical development of the Western world (the Global North). At...
Propaganda for Beginners, Part 3: Scripted Reality: How political narratives influence and guide our...
Part 3 of the series: Propaganda for Beginners. Part 1 available here, Part 2 available here
(Editorial note: This article appeared first in German on...
The Tragedy of Yulia Skripal
Somewhere, isolated from the rest of the world, nerve agent victim Yulia Skripal recently turned 40. She miraculously survived her alleged exposure to a...
Propaganda for Beginners, Part 1: The Primacy-Effect
(Editorial note: This article appeared first in German on NachDenkSeiten)
Introduction
Propaganda is a well-known and effective tool for manipulating public opinion. We are familiar with...
How “Censorship” Became “The Fight Against Disinformation” in Germany: A Story in Six Steps
Step 1: 2014 – Ukraine
After the coup in Kiev in 2014, the media across the spectrum — from right to left — started reporting...
The Real Problem of Disinformation
According to the UK Government, which has set up a dedicated Counter-Disinformation Unit, there is a ‘danger that hostile actors use online disinformation to undermine our...
‘We Are a Nation of Shopkeepers’
Abstract
Professor Cees Hamelink has been a rare critical voice in Dutch and international communication scholarship for the last half a century. His work has...