Weapons of Mass Deception (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | knygos.lt

Aprašymas

Weapons of Mass Deception reveals:

• How the Iraq war was sold to the American public through professional P.R. strategies.

• The First Casualty: Lies that were told related to the Iraq war.

• Euphemisms and jargon related to the Iraq war, e.g. shock and awe, Operation Iraqi Freedom, axis of evil, coalition of the willing, etc.

• War as Opportunity: How the war on terrorism and the war on Iraq have been used as marketing hooks to sell products and policies that have nothing to do with fighting terrorism.

• Brand America: The efforts of Charlotte Beers and other U.S. propaganda campaigns designed to win hearts overseas.

• The Mass Media as Propaganda Vehicle: How news coverage followed Washington's lead and language.

The book includes a glossary -- Propaganda: A User's Guide -- and resources to help Americans sort through the deceptions to see the strings behind Washington's campaign to sell the Iraq war to the public.