Propaganda in the Digital Age: Global Conflicts, Media, Politics, and Fake News

by Yahya R. Kamalipour (Editor)

Overview

Exploring the highly interconnected global media landscape and the rapidly changing modes of communication and human interaction, Propaganda in the Digital Age presents a multi-faceted, global discussion and analysis of propaganda, war, media, information, misinformation, and disinformation.

Twenty-six accomplished scholars and media professionals come together to investigate and report on ways in which global media coverage of conflicts affect human affairs, communication, and cultural-political implications in the U.S. and around the world.

Propaganda in the Digital Age makes a significant contribution to the literature on media's role in global conflicts, intercultural relations, international relations, and international communication.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798881801120
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	08/07/2025
Pages:	360
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Yahya R. Kamalipour (PhD, University of Missouri Columbia) is a professor and interim chair of the Journalism and Mass Communication Department at North Carolina A&T State University (2014-2025). Previously, he was a professor and head of the Department of Communication and Creative Arts at Purdue University Northwest (1986–2014). His areas of interest and research include globalization, media impact, international communication, Middle East media, and new/digital communication technologies. Profiled in Contemporary Authors and Who's Who in the World, he has published twenty-two books, including Propaganda in the Digital Age (2025), Global Media Perceptions of the United States (2021), and Global Communication, 4th edition (2024). Kamalipour has served as an international academic consultant for several colleges and universities and on advisory/editorial boards of a dozen prominent communication journals. He is the founder and managing editor of Global Media Journals (with 12 global editions), and founding president of the Global Communication Association. He has visited nearly seventy countries and has been interviewed by major newspapers and broadcast media, including BBC, Reuters, ABC, VOA, RFL/RL, National Public Radio, Radio France International, Turkish TV, Indian TV, Iranian TV, Egyptian TV, The Indianapolis Star, Quill, and The Washington Post. Kamalipour earned his PhD in communication at the University of Missouri-Columbia, his MA in mass media at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, and his BA in mass communication-public relations at Minnesota State University. For additional information, visit www.kamalipour.com.

Table of Contents

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

Editorial Reviews

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.” —Alexander V. Laskin, Quinnipiac University, USA

“Understanding the nature and impact of propaganda is among the most vital issues of contemporary society. Yahya Kamalipour has assembled an extraordinary set of scholars from across the globe to undertake this critical task. Kamalipour's new book delivers much-needed insight on the role of propaganda in a range of arenas, including global conflicts, media, politics, and fake news. Propaganda in the Digital Age is essential reading for the serious student or scholar of media studies in the twenty-first century.” —John V. Pavlik, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA

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