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> Film as a media is a far more potent vector for propaganda than print. I definitely agree with this, but in my perception the moving images themselves are se
by LarryMullins 4y ago
> Film as a media is a far more potent vector for propaganda than print.
I definitely agree with this, but in my perception the moving images themselves are secondary in effect to the audio. Tone of voice and emotive music in particular are very powerful methods of hacking emotions. When watching videos that I think are trying to be manipulative with music or tone of voice, I like to mute the audio and rely on subtitles. This is also one of the reasons that I read newspaper articles but avoid all radio and TV news broadcasts (the other reason being that newspapers hire better writers and provide more details and nuance. I read https://lite.cnn.com/ https://lite.cnn.com/ to stay in touch, but the writing there is abysmal.)
- 2devnull 4y agoI’m converging on this myself. Very little interest in news tv, especially the highly partisan flavor which increasingly dominates. Sadly some of the better print journalism is paywalled. Sub stack is great but I’m used to free so probably not doing my part to support independent voices.