Propaganda and the Free Society
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6370744 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ralph Block, Ralph L Block (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1948 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 677 |
| Publication date | 1948-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Opinion Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-362X • E-ISSN: 1537-5331 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1086/266010 |
| OpenAlex | W1979669635 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
Taking three steps forward and two backward, the United States has created propaganda machinery in its State Department to interpret American life and policy to the rest of the world. This machinery is being operated under serious handicaps. Americans are suspicious of propaganda as an instrument of government, even when used by ourselves, although we accept it in the form of advertising. We have had little experience with it and have been more concerned with guarding against propaganda than in developing affirmative policies for influencing world opinion. Finally, American life is so broad and varied that the propagandist charged with interpreting it is faced with an almost insuperable task
Economics · Free world · Government (linguistics · Management · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Public relations · Rest (music · Sociology · State (computer science · Task (project management · Computer Science · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Medicine
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| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1958 - 2023 (66) |
| Highly cited | No |