Information and Propaganda

Propaganda and credulity

Article history: Received 13 April 2016 Available online 28 December 2016 JEL classification: D83

Semantics and Ethics of Propaganda

This article explores shifting definitions of propaganda, because how we define the slippery enterprise determines whether we perceive propaganda to be ethical or unethical. I also consider the social psychology and semantics of propaganda, because our ethics are shaped by and reflect our belief systems, values, and language behaviors. Finally, in the article I redefine propaganda in a way that...

Public Health Propaganda and Education

Cyber Activism and SMS Propaganda

Cyber Activism and SMS Propaganda: The potential and limitations in utilising Internet and cell phone technologies to strengthen human rights in China With this thesis, I have aimed to analyse the impact of Internet and cell phone technologies on the development of Chinese society, with emphasis on how it affects the promotion and respect for human rights and democracy in the country. The focus...

Web Spam, Propaganda and Trust

Web spamming, the practice of introducing artificial text and links into web pages to affect the results of searches, has been recognized as a major problem for search engines. It is also a serious problem for users because they are not aware of it and they tend to confuse trusting the search engine with trusting the results of a search [16]. The parallels between web spamming on the internet a...