Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Propaganda & Public Deception

Propaganda loosely defined here as using various communication techniques to influence public opinion and perspection is at its best form in Ghana at the moment. The government and its party machinery is currently and vigourously overusing its mandate and state funds to publicise the achievements of the NPP ruling party. The Ministry of Information and National Orientation believes it is breaking no rules and laws by using the country's scarce financial resources to propagate the NPP gov't's achievements over the past 8 years. Evidence- see STC buses and huge billboards in the city under the slogan 'Then and Now'. On TV this propaganda and misuse of state funds is brazen. Unfortunately, and surprisingly, the opposition, media experts, Media Commission and other civil societies are either blind to this or boldly silent on this.
Is propaganda more effective if the learned and responsible society fail to counter the messages?

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