tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post6625695182525718461..comments2024-02-11T19:28:27.997+11:00Comments on Personal Reflections: State ArtJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-48731028942057375552007-03-06T17:40:00.000+11:002007-03-06T17:40:00.000+11:00Lexcen, I am sorry for the delay in responding to ...Lexcen, I am sorry for the delay in responding to your comment.<BR/><BR/>You are quite right to ask the question about the difference between propoganda and public information. It all comes back to the question of whether the intent is to inform or influence.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-15196834984624568162007-03-05T07:31:00.000+11:002007-03-05T07:31:00.000+11:00Scary observation. I've been thinking about George...Scary observation. I've been thinking about George Orwell's 1984 and how much the images of the government using the media to control public opinion in the book parallels what is happening today. It's because I don't watch television on a regular basis that the comparison struck me as obvious. The bombardment of government advertising telling us what we should do and not do (vis the water crisis ads) stand out. Then looking back I remembered the ads promoting GST (breaking the chains). What's the difference between propaganda and public information?Lexcenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17856993035719777231noreply@blogger.com