Control Room Propaganda

The 9/11 tragedy was a moment where people had their guard up at all times. This was a time where life had strike to reality of time warfare with every person and country. Couldn’t trust no one that came to the U.S. America is the land of the free and the home of the brave, were brave because the generations before us had to face what had happened and to what is going to happen. This had left the buildings torn instantly killing hundreds of many people, getting them stuck in the higher floors. This attack was the worst in America ever since the Pearl Harbor

“Propaganda is a monologue that is not looking for an answer, but an echo,” (W. H. Auden). World War II, like many other wars, was influenced by myriad of different variables. One variable that echoed throughout America was propaganda. Propaganda was a major influence in the rally for overall support in America during World War II. The propaganda’s intentions in World War II can be broken down into three major categories: war efforts, Anti-German and Anti-Japanese backing, and homefront endeavors. Similarly, propaganda came in many forms, as the TV was starting to make itself known in the 1930s. These numerous forms include political cartoons, posters, novels, comic books, movies, and cartoons. Furthermore, propaganda could be very specific

Photojournalism, to most people, is the main way to visually keep updated and explore what is happening around the world. Compared to written words, a photograph taken on site can contain greater amounts of information and context about the event/subject. The efficiency and  effectiveness of communication is dramatically improved by using photographs. Journalists claim the responsibility to acknowledge and portray reality of wars to the public because it is difficult for bystanders - people other than victims - to grasp the horrors and suffers during such tragic events. However, tragedies like 911 or 2004 Fallujah ambush brings another side of photojournalism that some photos published by several major media seems too realistic and gruesome

On September 11, 2010, three jets were hijacked and destroyed twin towers in New York City and hitting the Pentagon. This terrorist attack killed over a thousand of people and plotting a huge spot in history. It affected people who lost loved ones in the tragedy. It also made people feel people feel unsafe to go airplanes and to travel anywhere. As a result to 9/11 the government response was to fight back, because of their response it was criticized. The government wanted to invade Iraq, but invading them wasn 't going to take back the damage they 've done to America.

A leading 19th century psychologist named William James stated this about propaganda: "There's nothing so absurd that if you repeat it often enough, people will believe it”. Propaganda is information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. This is evident in the televised premature ending of the Montag’s chase and in the symbolism of 451 by the government in Ray Bradbury’s dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451. However, in our world propaganda has been used to unite a country through targeted mass persuasion. This is seen in two classic U.S propaganda posters that encourage U.S citizens to join the army: “I want you”(index 1) and “Remember Dec. 7th” (index 2). Though

America treaded the path towards World War II with trepidation, until its people were convinced that action must be taken when the incident of Pearl Harbor occurred. From that point on, American citizens began mobilizing to aid their nation in hopes for victory against the Axis Powers. In order to keep up morale certain measures, such as the use of false advertising, were imposed. The influence of American propaganda during World War II led to an exploration of government authority through the use of censorship, exploitation of women, and incentive to contribute to the war effort.

In the early 1900’s European countries began competing and with that they were also building strong army’s and navy’s. After a while, the United States got involved and were in need of the people’s support. It took convincing but once people got on board with the idea of going to war, war fever in the United States was at an all-time high. The United Nations had not yet been established which meant conflicts were not getting resolved. This was unlike anything the U.S. had done before. The battle was overseas which made it that much more difficult. The rise of Industrialization was happening once again because factories began wartime production. Since men were being drafted out to fight, women took over their jobs. The labor force shifted from

Fahrenheit 9/11 enters this line of questioning and disbands what the government as well as mainstream media wants you to believe the reasoning behind the attacks that happened on September 11, 2001. Its main focus is the US’ government its involvement with Iraq and Afghanistan. It explains how corrupt the government is from the very beginning, how our votes truly mean nothing. It moves forward to explain that the people who are dying are those of lower class. You know, those who 's lives are dispensable. People like you and me. Those who are better off, should only fight when America needs to be defended, so what exactly is the lower class doing? Why we do fight?

The important item that goes along with propaganda is you have to have people to support it. During the war the U.S government waged a constant battle for the hearts

Although many people believe that propaganda does not exist today, it has a greater impact on one’s life than one could have ever imagined. Propaganda in daily life is most commonly found during times of war, as seen in recruitment posters and stories. In 1984 by George Orwell, there are many examples of propaganda being used by their oligarchical government that are very similar to the multifarious types propaganda used today. Some examples of propaganda in the book are the party slogans, “Big Brother is watching you,” and sources of propaganda.

I chose to read "From Ancient Greece to Iraq, the Power of Words in Wartime" by Lackoff. This essay allows the reader to form an understanding of how war language is used, why it is used, and some of the countries who used war language.

The Vietnam War started off with the backing of the American people. Due to the fear of the spread of communism, the American people believed that defending South Vietnamese from the communist north was necessary. However, this way of thinking did not last throughout the war. As the war dragged on, the American people began to realize how more and more soldiers were being killed and yet there was no end to the war in sight. This negativity towards the war was only further fueled by how the television was covered in the war. As the war progressed, television coverage began to show aspects of the war that were never before seen on television, shocking the American people. Therefore, television’s role in reporting the Vietnam War ultimately caused

It could spur further calls for war crimes trial.” On the other side of the war a different perspective that claims extreme abuse and torture that American POW’s that were captured by the Iraqi soldiers underwent. The article is clearly more in favor of support of Operation Desert Storm, and unlike the previous article this one sheds a much darker light on the Iraqi army during their invasion of Kuwait. “All 23 American prisoners of war captured by Iraqi forces during Operation Desert Storm, including two U.S. servicewomen, were tortured or abused by their captors,” this article is using the pathos persuasive method, the article gives vivid detail on the horrendous state and condition these American POW’s were placed in, “In several instances, Iraqi interrogators broke bones, perforated eardrums and threatened to shoot or dismember the American prisoners in their custody, Army Col. Bill Jordan said in testimony before Congress ' Human Rights Caucus.” This article portrays the Iraqi soldiers who invaded Kuwait as ruthless and cruel. “One Bush Administration official, interviewed separately, said that the two women POWs--Army Specialist Melissa Rathbun-Nealy and Maj. Rhonda Cornum--were both subjected to sexual threats, and one was fondled by her captors.”, this article claims that not only are they causing unimaginable physical and emotional pain to the

The United States invasion of Iraq in 2003 was dubbed Operation Iraqi Freedom by US Forces, but it seemed like freedom was the last thing on their minds. Abu Ghraib prison was an occupied Iraqi prison where the US Army held mass incarcerations and sponsored inmate torture. 2007 marked the year that a documentary titled “Ghosts of Abu Ghraib” was produced by HBO and directed by Rory Kennedy. This documentary showed the abuses and injustices inured to the Iraqi prisoners at the hands of the United States Soldiers. Although the guards at Abu Ghraib Prison Complex had personal reservations against the treatment of the prisoners, they were manipulated into authoritarianism by their overzealous obedience.

The number of press corpses recorded in South Vietnam became more intense. In an extract from Media Role in The Vietnam War (Source A) it is understood that in just a space of a year the death toll had climbed tremendously with 40 corpses in 1964, to 419 deaths in1965. America now had to deal with the large rise in press corps, and decided that they had to apply a more effective method to keep the public out of knowledge. In 1964, the United States Mission and Military Assistance Command, Vietnam decided to appoint an “information czar”, Barry Zorthian, to keep the correspondents in line. From 1965 to 1967, Barry Zorthian, with his experience with the media, had influenced major television networks such as CBS, labelling the war as a “good guys shooting Red’” story. (Source A) The US media had given the American public the