In plain terms: Who benefits from propaganda? | Time for politics
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Propaganda refers to the deliberate attempt to influence and manipulate people's thoughts, actions, and feelings. State actors, such as governments, but also political parties, use propaganda to control public opinion in order to consolidate their own power or, if necessary, justify a war. This can be achieved through media control, state advertising campaigns, the dissemination of misinformation, or targeted disinformation. Particularly in times of crisis and in highly polarized societies, various political actors use propaganda to manipulate people and establish specific narratives for their own benefit.
This video is part of the teaching unit that explores propaganda: Which actors spread propaganda, what interests do they pursue, and what dangers are associated with it? In this video, presenter Wakila discusses two examples of propaganda. In the first part, she accompanies historian Dr. Thomas Rink from the NS Documentation Center joins us on a search for traces of the past in Munich. Together, we visit historical sites where the Nazi regime conducted propaganda: Königsplatz, where the Nazi Party headquarters stood and military rallies took place, and the Haus der Kunst (House of Art). We also discuss how the Nazi regime used propaganda to influence public opinion. This was achieved, for example, through large-scale events, propaganda newspapers, radio and television broadcasts, and art that propagated the ideas of National Socialism.
The second part of the program examines a current example. Together with journalist Dennis Kogel, Wakila investigates how propaganda is being used strategically in the Ukraine war to influence public opinion. Based on Russia's propaganda activities, she learns which portrayals of Germany are currently being disseminated in Russian state media and how Russian troll accounts on social media are deliberately spreading disinformation and fake news.
[The text abruptly ends here, so the translation stops as well.] 00:00 – Intro
00:33 – A walk with Thomas Rink: Königsplatz
02:40 – A walk with Thomas Rink: Haus der Kunst
05:38 – Interview with Dennis Kogel: Russian Propaganda
Editorial team: BLZ, Markus Hensel
Camera: Markus Hensel, Jakob Lauber
Editing: Andreas Thierschmidt
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