Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-10-23 | Page 11 | Propagandist Defined

If c 1 Propagandist Defined By MARLEN E. E PEW Editor of Editor and Publisher Propaganda g Is a sadly misused term tenn In this da day It It has lias b been cn t twisted and distorted to cover i so o 0 many VI virtues and so sq mall many crimes that It has well nigh lost lest Its meaning Orl Originally I think It was t a n. terra term used only in relation lon to the tho propagation o of tho the early re reliGion religion re- re ligion of or Rome Home In Its general sense it surely means special pleading special advocacy a pal partisan Usan view of ot otan an any doctrine policy or cause caus It Is a lI sided one-sided affair at best The Tho propagandist is not supposed to be a a. fair and andopen andopen andopen open minded per person pern-bo pern n-he n ho Is the avowed advocate of oC one onG side and one one side only claiming all admitting nothing seeking b by all In means at his command to bring opinion to his life side Ho lie is a proselytizer and special pleader G Good Goud d and bad causes are served by bythe bytho the tho propagandist This accounts for tor a great deal of ot muddy thinking on this problem Men Ien say sIy This is isa a a. complex age ago and just how are those to get their messages to the tho people to proc proceed d if Ir they do not make use of or such expert service as that of the press agent or the public relations counsel caunsel to influence the media off tho people such as tho the newspaper the magazine the motion picture the lecture platform textbook the radio broadcast and all aU oth other r contact with the general public