A word with a reputation problem

The paths of Propaganda are filled with videos and posters to spread ideologies, causes and purposes. It's the primacy of the visual - that marks without explaining, that thrills without rationalizing. From Uncle Sam to Hitler Youth and Che Guevara

The symbols of national identity created in the 1930’s, to fit the Dictatorship, were the work of António Ferro. The greatest Portuguese propagandist creates iniciatives encouraging the arts and promoting the regime. Leaves his mark in the Brand Portugal and a lot of his creations survive the end of Salazarism

Propaganda accompanies the Humanity, on pair with Communication. The Catholic Church baptises it. Revolutions, wars, dictatorships give it different connotations over time, often negative. The Catholic Church itself drops the word. And the practice?

On the reverse side of the propaganda coin, there have always been a group of intellectuals who rehearsed in attics throughout history and the world, critics of mass illusion. Such as George Orwell, Noam Chomsky and Pacheco Pereira

Media campaigns, through film and art, leverage the popularity of different regimes, especially dictatorial ones. Behind the manipulation there has always been someone who creates and watches over these campaigns: Joseph Goebbels, Charles Masterman, LuDingyi