Friday, 4 November 2011

Politics in the media

Propaganda - a way of spreading a political message to a population using the media. Propaganda can either be obvious, i.e through advertisment, or subliminal, i.e using a columnist who is supposed to be neutral.

Korean Propaganda - In North Korea, no one can get in, and it is also a no fly zone. They have soldiers guarding 24/7 so no one can get in. They do not allow their people to go out, unless they are wealthy, and if they try to come back, it will be very hard for them. North korean people do not have the internet, and also all their media is controlled by the government.

Wiki Definition of propaganda -
  • Information, esp. of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

  • 2. The dissemination of such information as a political strategy.