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> a fundamental feature of corporate media is propaganda by omission. I've recognized this happening but I have never had a word for it until now.

mancerayder 5y ago
It's discussed quite a bit in Manufacturing Consent, with many many examples given - in those days, the U.S. war with Iraq featuring prominently in examples of how broadcast and print media behaved.
- mancerayder 5y ago
  Thanks for the downvote.
  - skinkestek 5y ago
    There are actually at least two persons who downvoted you because I upvoted the comment above and I see you are still in grey :-D Complaining about downvotes is however not OK here according to the rules. Sometimes when I am really confused I ask politely why something I wrote was downvoted, but more importantly I got used to it and get over it. In fact I wonder if I have collected most downvotes (and later upvotes) on my most important comments :-)
    - mancerayder 5y ago
      It's strange - I'm OK being downvoted if I have a poor argument, am mean (and I'm not), or make a factual mistake. People vote based on whether they agree or disagree with a political opinion (and is mentioning Manufacturing Consent so partisan in the first place?). I tend to upvote or downvote based on argument strength even if I disagree or agree with the generalized point of view. That's my philosophy. So it makes me slightly bitter when people downvote 'just because.'
      - skinkestek 5y ago
        > So it makes me slightly bitter when people downvote 'just because.' Don't get bitter. It only hurts you. I'm actually serious here.
CookieMon 5y ago
"Paltering" is another one, with an "Artful Paltering" psyc paper differentiating it as: * Lying by omission - the passive omission of relevant information. * Paltering - active use of truthful statements to convey a misleading impression. But knowbody will know what you mean if you use the word paltering, so "by omission" would still be the go-to phrase.

mancerayder 5y ago

It's discussed quite a bit in Manufacturing Consent, with many many examples given - in those days, the U.S. war with Iraq featuring prominently in examples of how broadcast and print media behaved.

mancerayder 5y ago
Thanks for the downvote.
- skinkestek 5y ago
  There are actually at least two persons who downvoted you because I upvoted the comment above and I see you are still in grey :-D Complaining about downvotes is however not OK here according to the rules. Sometimes when I am really confused I ask politely why something I wrote was downvoted, but more importantly I got used to it and get over it. In fact I wonder if I have collected most downvotes (and later upvotes) on my most important comments :-)
  - mancerayder 5y ago
    It's strange - I'm OK being downvoted if I have a poor argument, am mean (and I'm not), or make a factual mistake. People vote based on whether they agree or disagree with a political opinion (and is mentioning Manufacturing Consent so partisan in the first place?). I tend to upvote or downvote based on argument strength even if I disagree or agree with the generalized point of view. That's my philosophy. So it makes me slightly bitter when people downvote 'just because.'
    - skinkestek 5y ago
      > So it makes me slightly bitter when people downvote 'just because.' Don't get bitter. It only hurts you. I'm actually serious here.

CookieMon 5y ago

"Paltering" is another one, with an "Artful Paltering" psyc paper differentiating it as: * Lying by omission - the passive omission of relevant information. * Paltering - active use of truthful statements to convey a misleading impression. But knowbody will know what you mean if you use the word paltering, so "by omission" would still be the go-to phrase.