MEDIA AND INFORMATION

LITERACY (MIL)
Types of Media (Part 3)
Understanding Propaganda
in the Digital World
 TOPIC OUTLINE

I- Media
A- Propaganda
1. Definitions
2. Importance of Understanding Propaganda
3. How to Spot Propaganda
4. Dangers of Propaganda
 WHAT IS PROPAGANDA?

• ideas or statements that are

often false or exaggerated and
that are spread in order to help a
cause, a political leader, a
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government, etc.
https:// (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/propaganda)
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 WHAT IS PROPAGANDA?

• Information, especially of a
biased or misleading nature,
used to promote a political cause
or point of view
(https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/propaganda)
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 WHY BE AWARE OF PROPAGANDA?

• Propaganda manipulates and

diverts you from logical analysis of
issues.
• Propaganda hides the truth.
• By understanding propaganda, you
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will be able to protect yourself
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from deceitful tactics.
 HOW TO SPOT PROPAGANDA?

Propaganda…
• attacks a person instead of a
principle or issue
• suppresses evidence that does
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not support its cause
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 HOW TO SPOT PROPAGANDA?

Propaganda…
• relies on emotion instead of
logical evidence
• introduces irrelevant or
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unproved evidence
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 HOW TO SPOT PROPAGANDA?

Propaganda…
• distorts and oversimplify
evidence
• shows internal inconsistency
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after examining facts
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 PROPAGANDA IN A DIGITAL WORLD
Propaganda materials are…
• now in digital form
• posted, shared, liked, commented, and debated
on social media particularly on Facebook
 • No to propaganda in Facebook!
• Yes in using Facebook to educate the
Filipinos.

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 • No to propaganda in Facebook!
• Yes in debating issues using logical
arguments.
• Yes to respecting each other over
issues with disagreement.

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 • No to propaganda in Facebook!
• Yes to logical analysis of issues
concerning our beloved country, the
Philippines!

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