Propaganda in the Digital Age

Yahya R. Kamalipour is Professor and Chair of the Journalism and Mass Communication Department at North Carolina A&T State University, USA. He has published twenty-two books, including Global Media Perceptions of the United States (2021) and Global Communication, 4th edition (2024). He is the founder and managing editor of Global Media Journals (with 12 global editions) and founding president of the Global Communication Association. For additional information, visit www.kamalipour.com.

This timely edited volume, Propaganda in the Digital Age, offers a crucial examination of the pervasive influence of propaganda in the 21st century. As Cees J. Hamelink notes in the foreword, the contemporary information landscape presents unprecedented opportunities for mind management and brainwashing, making this collection all the more relevant. The book examines the evolving tactics of modern propagandists, exploring how they leverage digital platforms, manipulate narratives, and exploit media complicity to shape public perceptions. Through a diverse range of case studies and theoretical frameworks, the contributors analyze propaganda's impact on global conflicts, political discourse, media performance, and social dynamics. The volume not only illuminates the sophisticated techniques employed in information warfare but also prompts critical reflection on the responsibilities of information consumers in the digital age.

• Foreword, Cees J. Hamelink Introduction, Yahya R. Kamalipour Acknowledgments Part I: Historical Perspectives Chapter 1. Propaganda in Politics and War as Challenges to Democracy, Richard C. Vincent Chapter 2. Historical Amnesia: Media Framing as Misinformation Then and Now, Lee Artz Chapter 3. Firehose of Propaganda: A Historical Overview of Propaganda and its Techniques in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Negin Hosseini Goodrich Chapter 4. The Relationship Between Propaganda and the Kuuki Theory, Youichi ITO Part II: Propaganda and Information Control Chapter 5. Global Connectivity and State Authority: Legal and Policy Perspectives on Information Control, Berna AkcaliGur and Irem Caglar Gurgey Chapter 6. Selfmediatization of Powerful Political Figures and Digital Propaganda in Hungary, Györgyi Rétfalvi Chapter 7. Information, Misinformation and Disinformation: The Arab Canadian perception of Canadian media coverage during the Gaza War 2023, Aliaa Dakroury Chapter 8. When Bias Becomes Propaganda: Media Performance during the Palestine-Israel War, Salma S. ElGhetany Part III: Propaganda and Media Chapter 9. Whose Fake News? Corporate Reaction to the Collapse of the Mainstream Narrative, Peter K. Fallon Chapter 10. Social Media, Propaganda, and the Promotion of Populism, Hart Cohen and Myra Gurney Chapter 11. Moldovan Authorities Address Propagandistic Media: Social Reactions and Freedom of the Press Limitations, Ecaterina Stepaniuc and Vlad Bercu Chapter 12. Propaganda and Heritage in Barbados in Digital Age, Frederick H. Smith Part IV: Propaganda and Politics Chapter 13. United State Empire, Propaganda and Foreign Policy, David J. Park Chapter 14. The State’s Propaganda Machine: Disinformation in New Turkey, Yesim Kaptan and Paul Haridakis Chapter 15. Information and Communication Warfare: An Intercultural Approach, Juliana Rovinskaya Part V: Propaganda and the COVID Pandemic Chapter 16. Anti-Chinese Propaganda in the Western Media During the Covid-19 Pandemic, Sun Lizhou Chapter 17. An Analysis of Semantic Network: “Social Blame” During Coronavirus Pandemic in Iran, Hamid Abdollahyan and Sola Salah Chapter 18. Are Indian Films Used as the Tool of Propaganda? A Case Study of the Controversial 2023 Film “Kerala Story”, Noveena Chakravorty Part VI: Propaganda and Elections Chapter 19. Democracy in the Age of Visuals, Stephanie LeMasters Chapter 20. Presidential Election in Russia and the US: Media Information vs. Misinformation, Nadezhda Greydina Index