76. Journalists say a thing that they know isn’t true, in the hope that if they keep on saying it enough it will be true. ARNOLD BENNET (1867-1931), The Title, 1918.
Journalists use a lot of repetition and persuasion in what they do. They can basically say anything and get people to believe it. Once a story is published somewhere, whether it's true or not, the next thing you know it's everywhere. This manipulation stated in this quote is true in the real world. For example, Dan Rather, former CBS anchor, was fired for making up lies about George Bush.
This relates to what we have talked about in class because repetition is a strong form of rhetoric, and by using this rhetoric the journalists persuade their audiences. I agree with the statement in this quote. Journalists and reporters are constantly using and abusing the techniques of rhetoric, propaganda, and persuasion. They don't tell the whole truth, and they try to get their audiences to think what they want them to think. In general, I think of rhetoric, persuasion, and propaganda as ways of changing or manipulating a person's views, and that is definitely was journalists try to do.
This relates to what we have talked about in class because repetition is a strong form of rhetoric, and by using this rhetoric the journalists persuade their audiences. I agree with the statement in this quote. Journalists and reporters are constantly using and abusing the techniques of rhetoric, propaganda, and persuasion. They don't tell the whole truth, and they try to get their audiences to think what they want them to think. In general, I think of rhetoric, persuasion, and propaganda as ways of changing or manipulating a person's views, and that is definitely was journalists try to do.
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