Propaganda
Meaning of Propaganda
Biased information spread to promote a cause.
ما معنى كلمة Propaganda بالعربي؟
دعاية أو ترويج مُنحاز لفكرة معينة
📢🎭 دعاية أو ترويج مُنحاز لفكرة معينة؛ نشر معلومات لتوجيه الرأي العام؛ حملة إعلامية هادفة تُروج لموقف أو عقيدة أو منتج بطريقة مُؤثرة ومُقنعة 🎭📢
قصة GL: الدعاية الإيجابية لنشر ثقافة التطوير الذاتي - نشر معلومات لتوجيه الرأي العام نحو الأفضل، الحملة الإعلامية التي تُروج لفوائد التعلم الجيني بصدق وأمانة علمية 📊
Propaganda in a sentence
Propaganda laws apply.
GL Research avoids propaganda.
Genetic Invent's ads are factual, not propaganda.
Genetic G Learning history studies propaganda.
Origin of Propaganda
From Latin congregatio de propaganda fide, congregation for propagating the faith (1622).
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, propaganda is avoided. Facts are presented neutrally.
Propaganda audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Propaganda" — noun, pronounced /ˌprɒpəˈɡændə/, with the stress on "gan".
Narrator: Propaganda is information, often false or one-sided, spread to persuade people to support a cause.
Narrator: In plain English, it's biased messaging.
Narrator: It comes from the Latin congregatio de propaganda fide, a Church committee for spreading the faith.
Narrator: A common collocation is "wartime propaganda", which describes persuasive posters and broadcasts in war.
Narrator: It differs from "advertising", because propaganda usually serves politics and hides the truth.
Narrator: Today it often spreads through social media and fake accounts.
Narrator: Politics, history, media studies and security all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: propaganda spreads a message by bending the truth.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: How can I spot propaganda?
Speaker B: Look for emotion without evidence! PROPAGANDA comes from a Latin phrase for spreading the faith.
Speaker A: So it began with the Church?
Speaker B: Yes, in 1622.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "The posters were wartime propaganda", history. "State TV broadcast propaganda", politics. "Don't fall for online propaganda", media literacy.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Propaganda is uncountable, so say a piece of propaganda, not a propaganda.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Disinformation is its cousin, spin is its twin, and publicity is the milder alternative, but propaganda keeps its persuasive power!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "propaganda" in AI prompts — useful for media literacy and history teaching.
Speaker A: How would media literacy use it?
Speaker B: Analyse techniques.
Prompt: Identify the propaganda techniques used in this political advert, such as fear or bandwagon.
Speaker A: And history teaching?
Speaker B: Explore sources.
Prompt: Create a lesson analysing two Second World War propaganda posters.
Speaker A: Could it help moderation?
Speaker B: Yes, coordinated campaigns.
Prompt: Flag accounts posting identical propaganda messages within minutes of each other.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Research.
Prompt: Summarise how modern propaganda uses short video, in five bullet points.
Frequently asked questions about Propaganda
What does Propaganda mean?
Biased information spread to promote a cause.
ما معنى كلمة Propaganda بالعربي؟
دعاية أو ترويج مُنحاز لفكرة معينة — 📢🎭 دعاية أو ترويج مُنحاز لفكرة معينة؛ نشر معلومات لتوجيه الرأي العام؛ حملة إعلامية هادفة تُروج لموقف أو عقيدة أو منتج بطريقة مُؤثرة ومُقنعة 🎭📢
How do you pronounce Propaganda?
Propaganda is pronounced /ˌprɒpəˈɡændə/ and is used as a noun.
How is Propaganda used in a sentence?
Propaganda laws apply.
What are synonyms of Propaganda?
disinformation, spin, indoctrination, publicity, agitprop, misinformation.