Edward L. Bernays’ essay explores the evolution and strategic importance of psychological warfare, particularly how ideas and public opinion can be “marketed” to influence national and international attitudes during wartime.
Media twist language to downplay Israel’s invasion of Lebanon, using terms like “limited invasion” and “incursion” to avoid the implications of full-scale aggression.
Western leaders and media have been distorting peace negotiation truths between Russia and Ukraine, fueling conflict for power. Hypocrisy and manipulation undermine public trust and sacrifice lives.
Bill Maher provides a few rules of thumb for trying to follow the news in our modern age.
Elena Basile explores how the West is often guilty of manipulating public perception to justify conflicts
Marco Travaglio commenta l’intervista di Anna Netrebko, soprano russo, da parte di Repubblica.
John Pilger investigates the media’s role in war, tracing the history of ’embedded’ and independent reporting from the carnage of the First World War through to the destruction of Hiroshima, the invasion of Vietnam and the current wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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