The power of media to distribute information to a wide audience makes “stealing” media an effective method of disrupting or redirecting information flows. The Media Psychology Research Center homepage was hijacked yesterday by a Gaza protest group. (Thanks, Larry, for the heads up!) I have included a thumbnail of the intruding page below. The [...]
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Pam is Director of the Media Psychology Research Center. Look for Pam's blog "Positively Media" on PsychologyToday.com.  
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A lot of people are preoccupied with the idea of Chinese media as a propaganda device. (I understand that the Chinese character for information and propaganda are the same.) It is certainly true that the media in China is biased; however the western media is also at fault (if that’s the right word) here [...] I am lucky to be able to see Beijing in person during the Olympics. The athletic accomplishments aside–and the Chinese had 11 gold medals last I checked–the people’s pride in being a host to the games is palpable. Putting on the Olympics is a lot of work. Designing, constructing, staffing, planning, and delivering [...] As a media psychologist interested in the role of media in conflict, I can’t pass up the chance to be in Beijing during the Olympics. I head out tomorrow, now that I have my visa in hand, and will report from the frontlines during the coming week. I don’t look forward to the crush [...] |
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