(A) yellow journalism
(B) media
(C) muckraking
(D) ** propaganda
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -propaganda, dissemination of information-facts, arguments, rumours, half-truths, or lies-to influence public opinion.
Concept note-2: -Propaganda is a type of communication that is used to promote a particular agenda or point of view. It can be used to influence people’s opinions or to control their behavior. Propaganda often relies on disinformation and misinformation, which can be very effective in shaping people’s opinions.
Concept note-3: -Purpose of propaganda. The aim of propaganda is to influence people’s opinions or behaviors actively, rather than merely to communicate the facts about something.
Concept note-4: -Definition of Propaganda Misleading statements and even lies may be used to create the desired effect in the public audience. Lobbying, advertising, and missionary activity are all forms of propaganda, but the term is most commonly used in the political arena.
Concept note-5: -Propaganda is the deliberate, systematic attempt to shape perceptions, manipulate cognitions, and direct behavior to achieve a response that furthers the desired intent of the propagandist. ( Jowett and O’Donell, 1986, p.