Political Science 2143A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Western Christianity, Early Modern Europe, Technological Determinism
11 Feb 2021
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We have looked at different models of communication, that elites (political and economic) believe that media is a powerful tool in shaping public opinion and thus try to control/own/influence media. And we have looked at the audience side, what scholarship shows about media effects, and the various theories. These questions are particularly relevant in current conditions of the pandemic. An article appeared on vice news on 30 april 2020: Here"s how china is rewriting the history of the coronavirus pandemic to make itself the hero https://www. vice. com/en_us/article/8843dz/heres-how-china-is-rewriting-the-history-of-t he-coronavirus-pandemic-to-make-itself-the-hero?fbclid=iwar1ufkwmpqbhqfnmrh. There are also reports about russia"s media campaign. On 1 april 2020 a report appeared where bbc challenges pro-kremlin reporting. An earlier example addresses the same issue: when does russian propaganda work and when does it backfire? https://www. washingtonpost. com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/04/03/when-does-russian-propagan da-work-and-when-does-it-backfire-heres-what-we-found/?utm_term=. 8ef107080940. Authors leonid peisakhin and arturas rozenas found the following: We found that russian propaganda worked only on receptive ears. Ukrainians who were already predisposed in russia"s favor found its media message persuasive.
