Propaganda, effect, and the cold war
Gauging the status of america's “war of words
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6335752 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shawn J Parry‐gile (0000-0001-9609-6315, Monmouth College, corresponding author), Shawn J Parry‐Giles |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 203-213 |
| Publication date | 1994-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1058-4609 • E-ISSN: 1091-7675 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10584609.1994.9963024 |
| OpenAlex | W2026883422 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
The article examines the interrelationship among propaganda, effect, and the Cold War during congressional debates over America's first peacetime propaganda program. Although the rise of the communication research paradigm affected the production of statistical evidence to measure the effectiveness of America's Cold War propaganda, this case study argues that the “war of words” metaphor further heightened the need for empirical proof of America's status in that conflict, Just as with any physical battle that relies on body counts and land measurements to determine the success of America's war efforts, the criteria for measuring the status of America's “war of words” were driven by a similar demand for “objective” proof. The longevity of the Cold War helped ensure the institutionalization of the communication research paradigm, which rejected the use of anecdotal evidence as support for the program's impact
Battle · Cold war · Institutionalisation · Peacetime · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Vietnam War · History · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Public Relations and Crisis Communication · Rhetoric and Communication Studies
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2020 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |