Sunday, October 25, 2009

"Puppet Masters" (videos)

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There You Go Again: Orwell Comes to America - Deceiving Images (2008)
"NEWSPEAK"
"The Science of Manipulating Information: Politics and Propaganda"
http://www.archive.org/details/linktv_orwell_deceiving20080103

http://www.archive.org/details/linktv_orwell_deceiving20080306

http://www.archive.org/details/linktv_orwell_deceiving20080305

This panel, which took place at the New York Public Library in 2008, features three journalists and scholars - Konstanty Gebert, Masha Gessen and Jack Miles - who are joined by philanthropist George Soros, and moderator Orville Schell. These panelists delve into the dark history of propaganda, bringing us up to date in the art of manipulation.

About the participants:

•  Orville Schell (Moderator), Arthur Ross Director, Center on U.S.-China Relations, Asia Society; former dean, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
•  Konstanty Gebert, Warsaw-based former Solidarity activist; columnist and international reporter, Gazeta Wyborcza
• Masha Gessen, Moscow-based author and journalist; contributor to The New York Times, The New Republic, and US News and World Report
•  Jack Miles, senior fellow for religious affairs, Pacific Council on International Policy; distinguished professor of English and religious studies, UC Irvine
•  George Soros, chair of Soros Fund Management LLC; philanthropist and author

This movie is part of the collection: Open Source Movies
Producer: Link Media, Inc.
Production Company: Link Media, Inc.

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