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S. Korea tightens monitoring of social media
South Korea has tightened monitoring of popular social networking sites to curb illicit content including an upsurge in North Korean propaganda, officials said Thursday.
Dec 08, 2011 |
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Who was afraid of Prince Rupert's dog?: The enduring power of seventeenth-century propaganda
Research by an historian at the University of Southampton has revealed how modern scholars have been led astray by a 350-year-old propaganda campaign.
Apr 27, 2011 |
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Professor tracks Columbine media discourse from 'school shooting' to 'terrorism'
Decades spent studying mass media messages of fear led noted Arizona State University scholar David Altheide to examine how the Columbine High School shootings on April 20, 1999, were originally portrayed ...
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Apr 17, 2009 |
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Four telltale signs of propaganda on Twitter
As Election Day 2012 draws nearer, the "Twitterverse" promises to light up again and again with explosions of political opinion. But which tweets are the genuinely expressed feelings of individual users and which are systematic ...
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May 31, 2012 |
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Newspaper probing Pentagon alleges online harassment
The newspaper USA Today said Friday an editor and reporter probing Pentagon propaganda efforts have been targeted by an online "misinformation campaign."
Apr 20, 2012 |
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Leaks show group's climate efforts
(AP) -- Leaked documents from a prominent conservative think tank show how it sought to teach schoolchildren skepticism about global warming and planned other behind-the-scenes tactics using millions of dollars in donations ...
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Prime Indonesian jungle to be cleared for palm oil
(AP) -- The man known as Indonesia's "green governor" chases the roar of illegal chainsaws through plush jungles in his own Jeep. He goes door-to-door to tell families it's in their interest to keep trees ...
Dec 09, 2011 |
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Lawyer blasts tax authorities in Ai Weiwei case
(AP) -- A company lawyer for dissident artist Ai Weiwei said Monday that Chinese tax authorities are hindering efforts to pay a financial guarantee enabling the company to fight a huge tax bill that he says ...
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Author Terry Pratchett defends right-to-die film
(AP) -- Writer Terry Pratchett said Tuesday that watching a man being helped to die had reaffirmed his support for assisted suicide, while anti-euthanasia groups criticized the televised death as propaganda.
Jun 14, 2011 |
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Bahrain's rulers cast net for loyalty oaths online
(AP) -- While Bahrain's justice minister was making the latest accusations against alleged enemies of the state - this time medical staff - other officials were busy organizing a patriotic blitz that encourages ...
May 07, 2011 |
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N.Korea uses Twitter for propaganda offensive
North Korea's propaganda campaign has surged into the 21st century with a new Twitter account, hot on the heals of its foray into video with clips posted on YouTube.
Aug 15, 2010 |
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Study Demonstrates How We Support Our False Beliefs
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a study published in the most recent issue of the journal Sociological Inquiry, sociologists from four major research institutions focus on one of the most curious aspects of the 2004 presidential electi ...
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Aug 21, 2009 |
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Tobacco companies obstructed science, history professor says
"Doubt is our product," stated a tobacco industry memo from 1969. For half a century, the tobacco industry tried to muddy the link between smoking and cancer. Now, with that effort long since failed, cigarette producers facing ...
Feb 19, 2007 |
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