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Friday, April 06, 2012

Doublespeak

A Component Of Media Propaganda Involving "Deeply Embedded Double Standards In The Reporting Of News".

According To Noam Chomsky, The Media And Public Relations Industry Actively Shape Public Opinion, Working To Present Messages In Line With Their Economic Agenda For The Purposes Of Controlling Of The "Public Mind".

Negative

Positive

Firing Of Many Employees "Downsizing"
Assassination "Wet Work"
Destroy "Take Out"
Stalking "Paparazzi"
Bombing "Servicing The Target"
Warplanes "Force Packages"
Strike "Difficult Exercise In Labor Relations"
Recession "Meaningful Downturn In Aggregate Output"


The National Council Of Teachers Of English Doublespeak Award Is An Ironic Tribute To Public Speakers Who Have Perpetuated Language That Is Grossly Deceptive, Evasive, Euphemistic, Confusing, Or Self-Centered.

2011Cherokee Principal Chief Chad Smith
2010Dick Armey
2009Glenn Beck
2008Term: Aspirational Goal
2007Alberto Gonzales
2006President George W. Bush
2005Philip A. Cooney, Chief Of Staff For The White House Council On Environmental Quality
2004The Bush Administration
2003President George W. Bush
2002The New York State Regents
2001The Defense Department
2000The Tobacco Industry
1999National Rifle Association
1998Justice Clarence Thomas
1997President Bill Clinton, Trent Lott, and Newt Gingrich
1996Joe Klein
1995Newt Gingrich
1994Rush Limbaugh
1993Department of Defense
1992President George Bush
1991U.S. Department of Defense
1990President George Bush
1989The Exxon Corporation
1988Secretary of Defense Frank Carlucci, Admiral William Crowe, and Rear Admiral William Fogarty
1987Lt. Col. Oliver North and Rear Admiral John Poindexter
1986Officials of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Morton Thiokol, and Rockwell International
1985The Central Intelligence Agency
1984U.S. State Department
1983President Ronald Reagan
1982Republican National Committee
1981Alexander Haig, Secretary of State
1980President-elect Ronald Reagan
1979The nuclear power industry
1978Earl Clinton Bolton
1977The Pentagon and the Energy Research and Development Administration
1976The State Department
1975Yasir Arafat, PLO Leader
1974Colonel David H. E. Opfer, USAF Press Officer in Cambodia


Propaganda techniques

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