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Propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state. —Noam Chomsky, Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda, April 1, 1997 Propaganda isn’t a euphemism for how the other side controls information. Nor is it simply about jailing journalists or shuttering media outlets. A serious discussion of the matter must look

Before the Internet age, it used to be relatively straightforward for authoritarian regimes to dictate popular news consumption: just control all the major newspapers, as China’s ruling Communist Party has done since the founding of the People’s Republic in 1949. But the advent of the Internet, particularly the rise of the social web, has broken that monopoly. Stiff online

As China marked its annual Journalists’ Day over the weekend, proclaiming the importance of “correct news ideals,” even jaded New Yorkers stopped in their tracks and took notice. How could they not? The message beamed over 7th Avenue on Times Square, dominating one of the world’s most visible jumbotrons.

Outside observers typically view China’s media as utterly shackled by the bonds of censorship, unable to critique the government or speak truth to power in any meaningful sense. In part, this is true. Censorship and other pressures do create “no-go” zones for journalists in China, as well as gray zones that sometimes rapidly turn red. But the critical role of media in China is

Civilians are not going to be affected. putin was very clear. this is a very limited military operation being conducted by the local militias of these two break away republics. its clear the majority of russians dont know the extent of whats happening here, and certainly some of them dont want to know. >> thats always my question. i talked to a composer yesterday who has a cousin who didnt even call him or his mother to see how they were doing after the invasion, in fact didnt call for three day...

Legion, we are going to train you. you dont even need any training. we are going to teach you. we prefer if you didnt have training. we want to teach you your gun skills. you are a coward and i am a hero. this is a hero. he would never -- you would never know what its like to be president. he will never know. he will never fight and you will be on the wrong side of history but all you have to do is sign up on this form right now and you can go fight. >> thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> ...

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Dacia has launched its new Jogger here with prices starting from €23,290, and says demand for this great value-for-money seven-seater is high.

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“As a liberal, I no longer feel I have a future in China,” a prominent Chinese think tank head in the process of moving abroad recently lamented in private. Such refrains are all too familiar these days as educated Chinese professionals express growing alarm over their country’s future.