The Effects Of Propaganda On The Mass Media

Propaganda has infected the mass media throughout history, causing conflict or desire among a targeted audience. Propaganda is basic information that is twisted to be biased or misleading to promote or publicize a point of view. Therefore, the general audience must overcome such tactics of blissful ignorance. To defend against such brainwashing, it is ideal to be aware of the general perspective, sensitive to situational demands, and challenge or disobey inaccurate information without physical evidence of proof.

Propaganda has been entwined within history and used to persuade the perspective views to fit the opinion of infamous people. An infamous dictator in Germany, Adolph Hitler took rule during the end of World War 1 and wrote a book “Mein

Throughout time the audience has heard and seen events unfold that caused riot, because the story may have been one sided or not. Recently, during the 2017 presidential campaign between Hillary and Trump, a made-up story spread through the social media causing an uproar and Hillary’s votes decline. The popular family restaurant “Comet Ping Pong,” that was involved in the make-up story by Fake news was swept up in the onslaught of conspiracy theories and death threats, until a gunner known as Edgar Maddison used a gun inside the restraint. James Alefantis, the owner of the Pizzeria stated how promoting “false and reckless” conspiracy theories come with consequences. Either on the news or online propaganda will affect the media and cause conflicting issues to erupt even if the whole story isn’t being

Propaganda is neither positive or negative and can be used to persuade the audience to turn away from products such as cigarettes or alcohol. Commercials use propaganda to promote their products, which in a way gives the broadcaster control over the media and public opinion, also known as the “Dune Effect.” However, it is still a double edge blade and is misused to trick or manipulate the audience who use the media daily. Therefore, the use of propaganda over the mass media is wrong if it benefits one instead of a