Propaganda is communication that is used primarily to influence an audience and further an agenda, which may not be objective and may be presenting facts selectively to encourage a particular perception, or using loaded language to produce an emotional rather than a rational response to the information, often associated with material prepared by governments, but activist groups, companies, religious organizations, the media, and individuals can also produce propaganda. In the flow of globalized information development, facts are dominated by discourse and propaganda. The media as a vehicle for the delivery of facts experienced function revolution, the media turned into instruments of mobilizing the emotions of the masses for benefits. Information that is so widespread is very influential on the mindset and climate of human life, the struggle for current discourse is in line with political momentum, this situation is increasingly being used by various parties to seek profits. The media has been a tool of interests, no longer as the media we know they should be. The community is directly connected to the media in the internet space, so media could be positioned as an instrument of forming the mindset, this can lead both to positive and negative things. How do we protect ourselves from the propaganda and all other negativity from tons of information that we receive on a daily basis? Andini Weningtyas Effendi is a USA graduate and an independent journalist, political speaker and anchor to several television programs in Indonesia. She graduated from New York University, School of Continuing & Professional Studies in 2013, and have studied communication concentrating in Journalism. Some of the most notable experience she had in interviews are with Joko Widodo (President of Indonesia), Bill Gates, Doris Leuthard, and Jeremy Browne. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
How the Media Makes Us Think Like What They Want Us to | Andini Weningtyas Effendi | TEDxTSM