4 corners of Propaganda

It is acceptable for the government to try to shape public opinion through information campaigns is a false statement. It is very much not ok for the government to do so. This is when media and news become uniform propaganda outlets. Now this is not to say government and media do not do so, in fact it is a very prevalent problem. Especially in America. Ever since the attack on the twin towers, America’s views have been uniform. We are goo they are evil, no more. Of course, many of the things that outraged the US public are mutual. Americans wept at the dead soldiers, even though more horrific images of Iraqi civilians were present. The American people solidly believed they were doing the right thing while being consistently being lied to. The only way to know if a news outlet is neutral is if both ideas of a conflict claim it is propaganda for the other side. As Al Jazeera was during that Iraqi war. Now the American people are better educated though this does not make them media literate. At times of course it is a necessity to polarize the public opinion. Such as in times of war. This is not to say it is ok. But unfortunately this lack of diversity occurs in times when it is unnecessary. But to readdress the question at hand governmental information campaigns are too likely to become a propaganda parade for them to be a good things. This is furthered proved through the stories of Jessica Lynch and Pat Tillman. Both of which were manipulated to suit the government. How could they admit that a star had been shot by his own when he volunteered to fight? Or that the captured heroine had gotten herself captured and was then left by the men who captured her.