Feb 14th, 2006 · In China, an open letter drafted by Communist Party elders lambastes the propaganda department for censorship, including the closure of a publication known as Freezing Point. The former party officials grew up before the revolution and keep the ideals they had back then. Michele Norris talks with NPR's Anthony Kuhn.
Dec 20th, 2005 · The Pentagon is investigating the military's secret practice of planting friendly news stories in the Iraqi media. Many military scholars, journalism watchdogs and Pentagon officials agree that the program is unique in the history of propaganda.
Dec 20th, 2005 · The government has acknowledged that it pays Iraqi journalists and newspapers to print favorable articles. And the Pentagon recently launched a plan to place pro-American messages in foreign media without disclosing the source. Are certain propaganda tactics more harmful than helpful?