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New World Notes - Propaganda Then and Now
This week on New World Notes: radio program #199, December 27, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., host Kenneth Dowst looks at the phenomenon of propaganda.
Never mind Fox News and the like. Even the most prestigious "mainstream" media--such as the New York Times--bathe the reader in a sea of propaganda. The propaganda furthers the interests of the elite, promotes perpetual war, and denies voice to the opposition.
So say Journalist/filmmaker John Pilger and commentator Margaret Kimberley, who explain how it works.
Then a 1972 propaganda film attempts to show student antiwar protesters the error of their ways. Unintentionally hilarious!
John Pilger was interviewed by Kayte Fairfax at the Rebellious Media Conference, London, UK, October 8, 2011. Audio recording courtesy of "Radio Chomsky," New Zealand.
Margaret Kimberley's essay, "Propagandized America," was published November 22, 2011, in Black Agenda Report.
The film Tragedy or Hope is available on The Film Archive. See it here: