Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Propaganda

Propaganda is a deliberate message which aims at persuading a target group of people which influences opinions and beliefs on religious issues. Propaganda presents information in order to influence its audience. It can influence the emotions, attitude, opinions and actions of specified target audience for ideological ideological, political or commercial purposes through the controlled transmission of one-sided messages (which may or may not be factual) via mass and direct media channels.
Propaganda has to do with any ideas or beliefs that are intentionally propagated. It uses words and word substitutes in trying to reach a goal—pictures, drawings, graphs, exhibits, parades, songs, and other devices. Propaganda shares techniques with advertising and public relations. Advertising and public relations can be thought of as propaganda that promotes a commercial product or shapes the perception of an organization, person or brand.. Propaganda promotes things that are generally acceptable and non-controversial.
There are different kinds of propaganda, from selfish, deceitful, and subversive effort to honest and aboveboard promotion of things that are good.
Propaganda can be concealed or open, emotional or containing appeals to reason, or a combination of emotional and logical appeals.

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