Nancy Snow
Autore di Propaganda, Inc. : selling America's culture to the world
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Nancy Snow is professor of communications at California State University-Fullerton and the author or coeditor of eight other books, including Propaganda, Inc.: Selling America's Culture to the World, and Truth is the Best Propaganda: Edward R. Murrow's Speeches in the Kennedy Years. She has held mostra altro visiting faculty appointments in China, Japan, Israel, and Malaysia, as well as at the University of Southern California and Syracuse University. mostra meno
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- Altri nomi
- drpersuasion
- Data di nascita
- 1965-02-20
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Istruzione
- American University (PhD magna cum laude|International Relations|1992))
Clemson University (BA summa cum laude|Political Science) - Attività lavorative
- Professor Emeritus of Communications, California State University Fullerton
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- Fulbright Fellowship (Germany, Japan), Abe Fellowship (Japan)
- Breve biografia
- Nancy Snow is a well-known public diplomacy and propaganda studies scholar who worked at the U.S. Information Agency and Department of State during the Clinton Administration. She is the author, editor, and co-editor of 14 books in five languages. They include "Information War," "Propaganda and American Democracy," "The SAGE Handbook of Propaganda," and the "Routledge Handbook of Public Diplomacy," 1st edition with Philip M. Taylor and 2nd edition with Nicholas J. Cull.
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Propaganda INC. Vendendo ao mundo a cultura dos… di Nancy SNOW
Prateleira 8 Livro 31
This is a small book, handy for carrying around (unlike Harry Potter which is what I read just prior to it!). It aims to act as an expose on the nature of media manipulation, both governmental and commercial in a post 9/11 world.Some of the text is very good, dealing with the idea of 'rebranding' of America which has been the job of Charlotte Beers since 9/11. Experienced as an advertising guru Ms. Beers was given the job of countering the negative views of the US around the world. Of course, the idea of changing the behaviour which caused the negative perceptions hardly registers on the radar!In the end the answer this book advocated was a groundswell of counter propaganda, fighting fire with fire. This seemed to me to be a deeply pessimistic approach. What about information that isn't tainted by the message givers agenda.Other than this, the book was interesting and well written.… (altro)
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- ISBN
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