If you come to Istanbul, chances are what you will notice almost before anything else, are the Syrian beggars, predominantly women and children. Often, impossibly young children, barely toddlers, curled up on a piece of cardboard on the sidewalk, with a cup in front of them to collect coins. Many of them are now professional…
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Do not assume that propaganda is always a lie. The most powerfu…
Do not assume that propaganda is always a lie. The most powerful propaganda is always true. What makes it propaganda instead of journalism is that it ignores context, is selective, and presents the truth in a dishonest frame, but it is still essentially true. I think this type of propaganda is the most frequently employed.