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The History and Modern-Day Presence of American Propaganda
FromBuilding the Future: Freedom, Prosperity, and Foreign Policy with Dan Runde
The History and Modern-Day Presence of American Propaganda
FromBuilding the Future: Freedom, Prosperity, and Foreign Policy with Dan Runde
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
May 5, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan speaks with Jack Hamilton who is the Hopkins P. Breazeale Professor at Louisiana State University for the Manship School of Mass Communication and a Global Fellow at the Wilson Center. Jack and Dan begin this podcast by discussing Jack’s most recent book Manipulating the Masses: Woodrow Wilson and the Birth of American Propaganda.” They talk about why Jack chose to write the book and the ways in which he conducted its necessary historical research. Jack and Dan then talk through the Presidency of Woodrow Wilson and analyze both the backgrounds and important roles played by some of the individuals in the book. Furthermore, they consider the ways in which the book is relevant to debates today about misinformation and how news will be spread and consumed in the future.
Released:
May 5, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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