This week’s topic is Propaganda.
Propaganda Then and Now: What Orwell Did and Didn’t Know from The New York Public Library on FORA.tv
Some questions we will consider:
What is Propaganda?
Must propaganda be concealed or can it be open and avowed?
Do you personally think all propaganda should end?
Can propaganda be used in the public interest?
Are parents and teachers propagandists?
What safeguards exist against propaganda and how does technology affect propaganda, either positively or negatively?
Interesting Resources:
George Washington University’s Archive on Otto Riech