They Have ‘Propaganda,’ US Has ‘Public Diplomacy’–and a #Servile Private Sector
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The #New_York_Times headline (4/15/15) paints a dire picture:
“Turmoil at Voice of America Is Seen as Hurting US Ability to Counter Propaganda”
But wait a second–isn’t Voice of America itself a propaganda outlet? Not in the New York Times stylebook, apparently. The piece, by Ron Nixon, describes VOA as “the government agency that is charged with presenting America’s viewpoint to the world.” Later on, the Times refers to what it calls “America’s public diplomacy.”
The US’s enemies, on the other hand, have “sophisticated propaganda machines that have expanded the influence of countries like China and Russia and terrorist groups like the Islamic State.” The difference between “propaganda machines” and “public diplomacy” is never explained in the article, but the former appears to be what “they” do while the latter is what “we” do.
