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Sources Select ResourcesThe Business of BullshitKlikauer, Thomas Article 2018 CounterPunch Bullshit business is about the meaningless language conjured up in schools, in banks, in consultancy firms, in politics, in the media and, of course, in thousands of business schools releasing MBA-cer... "Fake News"Introduction to the December 20, 2016 issue of Other Voices Diemer, Ulli Article 2016 Connexions "Fake news" is the latest mania to convulse the mainstream media. All at once, we're being subjected to an outbreak of hand-wringing articles and commentaries about obscure websites which are supposed... On Translating Securityspeak into EnglishIn the Land of False Cognates Carson, Kevin Article 2012 CounterPunch The Security State has its own language: Securityspeak. Like Newspeak, the ideologically refashioned successor to English in Orwell’s “1984,” Securityspeak is designed to obscure meaning and conceal t... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - December 20, 2016Fake News Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2016 Connexions "Fake news" is the latest mania to convulse the mainstream media. All at once, we're being subjected to an outbreak of hand-wringing articles and commentary about obscure websites which are supposedly... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - August 27, 2017Official Enemies Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2017 Connexions Why and how do some countries become 'enemies'? How and why do governments and media work in tandem to demonize official enemies? Who are the people who live in those countries, what are their lives l... Spin (public relations)Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Article In public relations, spin is a form of propaganda, achieved through providing an interpretation of an event or campaign to persuade public opinion in favor or against a certain organization or public ... Thoughtcrimes and Stupidspeak: Our Assault Against WordsNatoli, Joseph Article 2016 Counter Punch We are tortured with repetitions. How many bloggers do we have in cyberspace, opining in a Duckspeak that gets a Bellyfeel response because those who have an opposing Bellyfeel response listen only to... Sources BookshelfBeyond HypocrisyDecoding the News in an Age of Propaganda Herman, Edward S Book 1992 Edward Herman's book should be required reading for all news rooms and journalism students. In this book he examines through essays, cartoons and a dictionary of "doublespeak" the terms used in the l... |
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