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  • August 2008

    • BBC Denies Spouting Government's Qaeda Line

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 27, 08 7:26 PM CDT

      BBC Denies Spouting Government's Qaeda Line

      (Newser) - Similarities between a leaked British government document and a recent BBC report on al-Qaeda’s waning support are just that, the broadcaster said today in denying its editorial independence had been dented. A report leaked to the Guardian talked of pushing material through UK media channels to suggest al-Qaeda is weakening; the BBC show suggested the group was losing support, but could still attack the West. More »

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      al-Qaeda  • propaganda  • BBC  • Britain  • press leaks

    • At 840M Viewers, China TV Wins Global Attention

      New York Times  |  Aug 22, 08 9:01 AM CDT

      At 840M Viewers, China TV Wins Global Attention

      (Newser) - This year's Olympic opening ceremonies, perhaps the most watched television event in history, were a huge programming coup for CCTV, one of the main propaganda conduits for the Chinese government. CCTV has a larger audience than every major TV station in the US and Europe combined, writes the New York Times . And global companies seeking Chinese customers are beginning to take notice. More »

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      China  • television  • censorship  • propaganda  • Chinese economy  • Rem Koolhaas

    • Afghans: US Intentionally Fostering Instability

      Reuters  |  Aug 20, 08 10:50 AM CDT

      Afghans: US Intentionally Fostering Instability

      (Newser) - Many Afghans believe the US is purposely avoiding attacking Taliban strongholds in Pakistan in an effort to keep Afghanistan destabilized and justify a continued military presence, according to Anis , the country’s state-run newspaper. Such suspicions have long run through the country, but their appearance in the paper could be a sign the government is impatient with its top backer, Reuters reports. More »

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      Pakistan  • Afghanistan  • Taliban  • Hamid Karzai  • propaganda

    • Cops Turn China Protesters Into Propaganda

      Washington Post  |  Aug 15, 08 7:09 PM CDT

      Cops Turn China Protesters Into Propaganda

      (Newser) - The Rev. Patrick Mahoney posed for pictures during his interrogation in Beijing—half of it, anyway. Over 7 hours, police ran a classic good cop/bad cop routine on Mahoney, who had unfurled a “Jesus Christ is King” banner in Tiananmen Square, he tells the Washington Post. "They wanted to document our treatment," says Mahoney. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • propaganda  • protesters  • Tibetan protesters

  • June 2008

    • Al-Qaeda Plenty Safe, Thriving on Web

      Washington Post  |  Jun 24, 08 1:01 PM CDT

      Al-Qaeda Plenty Safe, Thriving on Web

      (Newser) - Americans might think of al-Qaeda as a cave-dwelling group of primitives, but the terror group operates one of the most sophisticated propaganda operations on the web, the Washington Post reports. Al-Qaeda releases documentary-quality videos every 3-4 days through tightly secured channels. “It’s beautifully crafted propaganda,” said one expert. “You’re left shaking your head and saying, ‘Yeah, I guess they’re right.’” More »

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      Internet  • al-Qaeda  • Osama bin Laden  • propaganda  • cyberterrorism  • terror websites

    • McCain's War Views Echo '74 Thesis

      New York Times  |  Jun 15, 08 9:24 AM CDT

      McCain's War Views Echo '74 Thesis

      (Newser) - “A man’s ability to perform credibly as a prisoner of war” is founded on “a strong belief in his nation’s foreign policy,” John McCain wrote in a 1974 essay that shows the seeds of the candidate's views on public support for war. The New York Times takes a look at the essay, which was written during his time at the National War College—a time McCain says was key in the development of his views on Iraq, . More »

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      John McCain  • Iraq war  • foreign policy  • Vietnam War  • propaganda

  • May 2008

    • Bush Mob Sets Its Sights on McClellan

      New York Daily News  |  May 30, 08 3:55 PM CDT

      Bush Mob Sets Its Sights on McClellan

      (Newser) - The Bush administration's reaction to Scott McClellan's new book should look familiar to anyone with HBO, with one important difference, writes Mike Lupica in the Daily News. "it has become clear by now that even the hoods from The Sopranos would be out of their weight class with George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and Karl Rove." More »

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      Bush administration  • White House  • book  • propaganda  • Scott McClellan

    • McClellan: I Believed Bush

      Politico  |  May 29, 08 9:16 AM CDT

      McClellan: I Believed Bush

      (Newser) - Affection and loyalty blinded Scott McClellan in the run-up to the Iraq war, but now the former press secretary has found a higher allegiance—“a loyalty to the truth.” McClellan, whose book is causing a media storm for alleging President Bush ran a “propaganda” campaign about the war, defended his work this morning on NBC's Today . More »

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      Iraq war  • Bush administration  • White House  • book  • propaganda  • Scott McClellan  • press secretary

    • Quake Moves Xinhua Past Propaganda

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 13, 08 7:01 PM CDT

      Quake Moves Xinhua Past Propaganda

      (Newser) - Xinhua, the Chinese state news agency, is better known for People’s Republic propaganda than hard-hitting journalism. But in the aftermath of the catastrophic Sichuan earthquake, the Wall Street Journal reports, the agency has published hundreds of up-to-the-minute accounts, many of them on the anguish of the victims and the grievances of provincial officials—a deviation from the usual focus on the government’s response. More »

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      China  • earthquake  • natural disaster  • news  • propaganda  • media coverage  • Xinhua

  • April 2008

    • Puppet Kills Bush on Hamas Kids' Show

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Apr 1, 08 12:26 PM CDT

      Puppet Kills Bush on Hamas Kids' Show

      (Newser) - In its newest anti-American educational video, a Hamas children's show broadcast in Gaza shows a puppet of a young Palestinian boy killing President Bush. The boy stabs the president with "the sword of Islam" to punish him for helping Israel, the Daily Telegraph reports. "You and the criminal Zionists also killed my younger and older brothers in the Gaza holocaust," says the puppet. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Israel  • Hamas  • Palestinians  • propaganda  • Zionism  • children's show  • puppet

  • March 2008

    • Teachers Rip UK Iraq Lessons as 'Propaganda'

      Independent (UK)  |  Mar 14, 08 8:57 AM CDT

      Teachers Rip UK Iraq Lessons as 'Propaganda'

      (Newser) - On the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, a row has erupted in Britain over a controversial school lesson plan about the conflict drawn up by the country's defense ministry. The National Union of Teachers is up in arms over the proposal and is threatening a boycott over what it calls a "propaganda" exercise. The lesson plan highlights the reconstruction effort in Iraq but makes no mention of civilian casualties, writes the Independent . More »

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      Iraq  • United Kingdom  • history  • school  • propaganda  • teacher

    • Dressed-Up Pyongyang Hid Grim Reality

      Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 10, 08 3:05 PM CDT

      Dressed-Up Pyongyang Hid Grim Reality

      (Newser) - North Korea's capital was prettied up last month to show off the country's nonexistent prosperity to the New York Philharmonic and the accompanying press corps, the LA Times reports. The visitors to Pyongyang ate luxurious meals in newly painted hotels, but after they finished, the lights went out. "As soon as you guys left, it was pitch dark again," said the local director of the UN's World Food Program. More »

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      North Korea  • propaganda  • Kim Jong Il  • Pyongyang  • Communism  • humanitarian aid  • New York Philharmonic  • Kim Il Sung

  • February 2008

    • North Korea Preps for Visit From NY Philharmonic

      Associated Press  |  Feb 24, 08 3:00 PM CST

      North Korea Preps for Visit From NY Philharmonic

      (Newser) - Pyongyang may be shedding some of its anti-US propaganda in preparation for the New York Philharmonic's arrival tomorrow, but many worry Dvorak symphonies Tuesday for the elite will prove an ineffectual olive branch during a time of nuclear negotiations. Pshaw, an assistant secretary of state tells the LA Times: "They are alleging that we have a hostile policy and that's why they need nuclear weapons. The presence of the New York Philharmonic argues against that." More »

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      music  • North Korea  • propaganda  • Pyongyang  • classical music  • New York Philharmonic

    • Lovefest Film Puts 'Putin' in Romantic Light

      CNN  |  Feb 14, 08 11:12 AM CST

      Lovefest Film Puts 'Putin' in Romantic Light

      (Newser) - A warm and fuzzy Russian movie about a politician's rise to the Kremlin, released today for Valentine's Day, bears more than a passing resemblance to Russian President Vladimir Putin, CNN reports. "It's a film about the life of a politician, about love, and the relationships every person has," gushed the producer of The Kiss Is Off the Record. More »

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      Russia  • film  • Vladimir Putin  • propaganda  • Russian elections  • Valentine's Day

  • November 2007

    • Ahmadinejad Gets a Blog, Hilarity Ensues

      Guardian (UK)  |  Nov 26, 07 9:10 AM CST

      Ahmadinejad Gets a Blog, Hilarity Ensues

      (Newser) - When Mahmoud Ahmadinejad started his blog, he thought circumventing the media would let him present his message unadulterated to fawning supporters, free from opposition catcalls. What he found instead was a hypercritical audience typical of the online realm, the Guardian reports. Iranians, among others, are mercilessly flaming their president, criticizing his domestic policies and political tactics as scathingly as any columnist. More »

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      Iran  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • blog  • propaganda

    • North Korea's Dancing Agitprop

      Economist  |  Nov 3, 07 3:07 PM CDT

      North Korea's Dancing Agitprop

      (Newser) - The 2,000 Western tourists who managed to visit North Korea this year—four times as many as were allowed in 2002—offer a weirdly illuminating glimpse into the propaganda-saturated country closed to journalists, notes the Economist . Kim Jong-Il’s “Mass Games” performances—packed with synchronized dancing eggs and tens of thousands of gymnasts, make visits to the “basket-case state” unforgettable for the intrepid. More »

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      North Korea  • propaganda  • Kim Jong Il  • tourists  • resorts  • Kim Il Sung

  • October 2007

    • Kremlin May Forge a Separate 2.0 Peace

      Washington Post  |  Oct 28, 07 8:54 PM CDT

      Kremlin May Forge a Separate 2.0 Peace

      (Newser) - The Kremlin is going 2.0 by extending its reach into cyberspace, where dissidents have found refuge from the government’s tight censorship. While Putin allies mount pro-government websites and snatch up existing independent outlets, Moscow is considering the creation of a separate Russian network. “The attractiveness of the Internet as a free platform for free people is already dimming,” one expert said. More »

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      China  • Internet  • Russia  • United Nations  • Vladimir Putin  • Ukraine  • Moscow  • propaganda  • Kremlin  • LiveJournal  • Cyberspace

  • August 2007

    • Group Drops $15M on Pro-Surge Campaign

      Politico  |  Aug 22, 07 5:55 PM CDT

      Group Drops $15M on Pro-Surge Campaign

      (Newser) - Launched today by ex-White House PR man Ari Fleischer and a laundry list of pro-Bush bigwigs, a new group called Freedom's Watch has spent $15 million on ads to support the president's troop surge in Iraq, Politico reports. The group aims to fill a conservative "vacuum" ahead of September's report on the surge, doing for the GOP what MoveOn has done for the Dems. More »

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      Bush administration  • advertising  • troop surge  • online advertising  • Iraq pullout  • propaganda  • MoveOn  • Ari Fleischer

    • Chinese Official Sorry for Phony Dumpling Story

      Times (UK)  |  Aug 6, 07 7:03 AM CDT

      Chinese Official Sorry for Phony Dumpling Story

      (Newser) - China's top propaganda official has apologized for a TV exposé on cardboard-filled dumplings after it turned out to be full of hot air, the Times reports. A reporter was detained for the fake July segment that showed dumpling vendors replacing meat with cardboard soaked in caustic soda and pork flavoring. More »

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      China  • propaganda

  • July 2007

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