04/03/2008
The best propaganda is the sort you do not even recognise as propaganda â and better still if the purveyors of your message themselves are unaware that they are being used.
The above stories from
Google News effortlessly illustrate the point. All the headlines -and the accompanying texts portray - the EU in a positive light, conveying the impression that it is increasing its generosity to the poor.
But,
as we know, the amount offered represents a significant
cut in the real amount of aid on offer. You would not, however, get a hint of that from the reports.
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