Under-appreciated aspect of propaganda: When there's bad news, give followers something else to focus on. Something to get upset about. A good Two Minutes Hate. Expect Fox and other Trumpist media to push this murder story as long as Manafort and Cohen are big news.
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Even non-propagandists in right wing media are pushing this murder case. A single murder of a random person, while tragic, is not a major national news story. Unless, of course, you're desperate to change the subject from a real national news story.https://twitter.com/michellemalkin/status/1032017594981576704 …
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Fox News webpage still has the murder as lead story the next morning. And 9 related links at top of page, including video. One is "Trump bashes immigration after Mollie Tibbetts discovery." Manafort only mentioned in "should Trump pardon him?" context. Cohen not mentioned at all.pic.twitter.com/WcDZGHjw81
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Breitbart, of course, is all in on the murder story and connects to immigration laws. No mention of Manafort up top. Lower down says "no collusion" (as if this makes getting convicted of felonies less important). Only Cohen mention "clears" Trump and attacks Cohen's lawyer.pic.twitter.com/hX4YJ2HaUi
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President's Campaign Manager Convicted and President's Personal Lawyer Implicates President in Federal Crime are both major stories on their own. Big news now. Will appear in US history textbooks. Big international news too. Lead story on the BBC, the Economist, and Al Jazeera.pic.twitter.com/qFsEFfvn4N
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Fox, Breitbart, etc. bury major news in favor of a murder. 17,500 annual murders in US. 48 a day. Many tragic stories, but not major news. Why push this one? Illegal immigrant murderer. White girl victim. Perfect fit for their identity politics, and they need a distraction. (END)
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PS: And here's Newt Gingrich giving away the game. "If Mollie Tibbetts is a household name by October, Democrats will be in deep trouble." The cynicism is overwhelming. They see their viewers/voters as easily manipulated bigots.https://twitter.com/markberman/status/1032265471297564673 …
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Dang, Fox missed the perfect opportunity to blame Hillary. I mean, Cohen said Candidate 1 and she was a candidate... MAGA’s might believe that. Why not, they blame her for everything else.
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I think I found the Answer 2 the big Mystery from the 2016 election & beyond. It’s either supernatural or Dark Magic. I just think we need the antidote plz oh plz some1 helppic.twitter.com/aefHlwRx9b
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Gosh, if only you were intellectually honest, you’d apply the same standards to the left also. Furthermore, you appear incapable of overcoming your own bias and prejudice when you don’t. Finally, who’s to say Fox, et al aren’t simply giving information their viewers want?
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News flash: people have different, valid, morally defensible worldviews which do not conform to yours. Insisting that they be forced to prioritize and contextualize information to your preferences is the actual definition of propaganda.
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I mean, this is just propaganda
#amirite? Since it’s not important to you...http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/22/ms-13-gang-member-in-us-illegally-pleads-guilty-in-brutal-quadruple-killing.html …
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It's like you were in the room with the decision-makers.
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Are all white people judged by the actions of Gacy, Dahmer, Watts, etc? So
@FoxNews all the walls in the world will not keep your cowardly viewers safe. America's character is just as broken as the rest of the world. Stop the fear and race baiting. Rot comes from withinThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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#FoxNews, pathetic.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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