The Comic Book Simplicity Of Propaganda

http://www.medialens.org/index.php/alerts/alert-archive/2014/777-the-comic-book-simplicity-of-propaganda.html
Date Written:  2014-10-04
Publisher:  Media Lens
Year Published:  2014
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX16788

The referendum campaign on Scottish independence heightened many people's awareness of the pro-elite bias of the 'mainstream' news media. The grassroots power of social media in exposing and countering this bias was heartening to see. But the issue of independence for Scotland is just one of many where the traditional media consistently favour establishment power.

Subject Headings

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
• Corporate Media
• Islamic Fundamentalism
• Jihad
• Media Analysis & Criticism
• Media Bias
• NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
• Propaganda