Propaganda and Advertising

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"Propaganda holds a curiously ambiguous place in the American psyche. Since freedom of the press is constitutionally guaranteed, the information coming to the public through its journalistic media is considered true. At the same time, Americans patriotically subscribe to the need to stand behind our country in times of national crisis and expect the press to do so as well. It does not take a genius of sharp-eyed perception to note that there will be an inherent conflict of interests, inevitably, between the whole story and national priority.
Propaganda is a sitting government's form of self-definition through media expression. Call it aggressive public relations. Advertising, a phrase that applies to the market sector of the public sphere, also fits the bill. All three terms imply essentially the same function: to present the proponent's point ..."

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