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Everybody does this during war, would you expect the opposite? Would you yourself voluntarily share news of your own country's losses during war?
by thejackgoode 5y ago
Everybody does this during war, would you expect the opposite? Would you yourself voluntarily share news of your own country's losses during war?
- nkozyra 5y agoIt's often claimed that a loosening of media restrictions post-Korean war contributed to the domestic lack of support for the Vietnam War. But there are a lot of ways to shape a narrative in 2022 that involve amplification instead of censorship. https://www.rewire.org/vietnam-war-media-shapes-public-opinion/ https://www.rewire.org/vietnam-war-media-shapes-public-opini...
- thejackgoode 5y agoIf you are invading, it’s always a different story. The incentives are different
- nkozyra 5y agoSure, but what constitutes an "invasion" is also very vulnerable to the narrative.