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Tag: Political Communication

Inoculation in Political Campaign Communication

The use of attack messages in political campaign communication has grown in recent years. This investigation posits a strategy of resistance to the influence of attack messages. A total of […]

1984

"The blackmoustachio'd face gazed downfrom every commanding corner. There was one on the house-frontimmediately opposite. BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU, the caption said, while the dark eyes looked deep into […]

Storytelling: the mind-forming machine

Humanity has always known how to cultivate the art of storytelling, an art at the heart of social bonds. But since the 1990s, in the United States and then in […]

Social Media Algorithms, Bots and Elections in Africa

Social media is becoming a dominant factor in electoral processes, with platforms like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and WhatsApp increasingly having a tremendous influence on the creation, dissemination and consumption of […]

Bonfire of truths. Which strategies in a fake-news-world?

How to build an effective strategy in an era of constant misinformation and mistrust? The multiplication of alternative facts (fake news), the hysterization of debates, the growing influence of digital […]

The Century of the Self

The Century of the Self is a 2002 British television documentary series by filmmaker Adam Curtis. It focuses on the work of psychoanalysts Sigmund Freud and Anna Freud, and PR […]

Political propaganda

Political propaganda is one of the dominant phenomena of the 20th century. Without it, communist revolution and fascism would not have been conceivable.

Why Americans don't trust the Media, A preliminary analysis

An alarming number of Americans no longer trust the media to report the news fairly. This study explores factors that explain variation in media trust.

Like a broken rope

Histoire d'Arnaud de Montlaur, responsable de la levée des fonds de François Fillon pour les campagnes des primaires de la droite et du centre, puis des présidentielles de 2017.

The Century of the Self

A documentary about the rise of psychoanalysis as a powerful means of persuasion for both governments and corporations.

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