Politicians interpret social problems and invent national agenda by naming them: Cold War, War on Drugs William Lutz doublespeak – George Orwell Newspeak – Self-fulfilling prophecy Ex: The power of a label in an educational setting (77) Ex. Male and female experiment where expectations created reality (79) ability to manipulate words and concepts in our head that is the ability to “The – think is a uniquely human characteristic” (79). – Joseph Goebbels Chapter 7 in Our Heads” “Pictures Walter Lippman to what extent do we let our fictions our thoughts and – actions? contended that the mass media paint an imagined world and that the “He ‘pictures in our heads’ derived from the media influence what men and women will do and say at any particular moment” (80). Television is grossly misleading as a representation of reality (80) George Gerbner’s studies -statistics -results -the person is never in jail at the end of the show -television promotes consumerism -correlation between television and beliefs (not causal) Political psychologists Iyengar and Kinder studies on the news – Synopsis: content of mass media sets the public’s political and social agenda.” “The Goebbels: is the secret of propaganda: Those who are to be persuaded by it “This should be completely immersed in the ideas of the propaganda, without ever noticing that they are being immersed in it” (87). the media doesn’t tell us what to think, but it tells us what to think about. Chapter 9 Questionable Persuasion” “A Hypothetical: Program A/Program B dislike losses and seek to avoid them” (94) “People
Politicians interpret social problems and invent national agenda by naming them: Cold War, War on Drugs William Lutz – doublespeak George Orwell – Newspeak Self-fulfilling prophecy Ex: The power of a label in an educational setting (77) Ex. Male and female experiment where expectations created reality (79) “The ability to manipulate words and concepts in our head – that is the ability to think – is a uniquely human characteristic” (79). Joseph Goebbels Chapter 7 “Pictures in Our Heads” Walter Lippman – to what extent do we let our fictions our thoughts and actions? “He contended that the mass media paint an imagined world and that the ‘pictures in our heads’ derived from the media influence what men and women will do and say at any particular moment” (80). Television is grossly misleading as a representation of reality (80) George Gerbner’s studies -statistics -results -the person is never in jail at the end of the show -television promotes consumerism -correlation between television and beliefs (not causal) Political psychologists Iyengar and Kinder – studies on the news Synopsis: “The content of mass media sets the public’s political and social agenda.” Goebbels: “This is the secret of propaganda: Those who are to be persuaded by it should be completely immersed in the ideas of the propaganda, without ever noticing that they are being immersed in it” (87). the media doesn’t tell us what to think, but it tells us what to think about. Chapter 9 “A Questionable Persuasion” Hypothetical: Program A/Program B “People dislike losses and seek to avoid them” (94)
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