what is the difference between news and propaganda?

Answer 1

News is straightforward facts of what has happened. Propaganda is advertisement of a certain political or ideological view. Here are teh official definitions:

News- pl.n. (used with a sing. verb)

Information about recent events or happenings, especially as reported by newspapers, periodicals, radio, or television.
A presentation of such information, as in a newspaper or on a newscast.
New information of any kind: The requirement was news to him.
Newsworthy material: “a public figure on a scale unimaginable in America; whatever he did was news” (James Atlas).

Propaganda- n.
The systematic propagation of a doctrine or cause or of information reflecting the views and interests of those advocating such a doctrine or cause.
Material disseminated by the advocates or opponents of a doctrine or cause: wartime propaganda.
Propaganda Roman Catholic Church. A division of the Roman Curia that has authority in the matter of preaching the gospel, of establishing the Church in non-Christian countries, and of administering Church missions in territories where there is no properly organized hierarchy.

Answer 2

There is a clear defined difference between news and propaganda, but these days most news has at least one selling point of view outside of the actual facts. This causes most news to seem like propaganda. Remember, the media has to get paid which means news must be entertaining enough to sell. The key is to get all news from as many points of view as possible and form you own decision on what is factual news and what is propaganda. Again, although there is a distinct difference in the two definitions, the ultimate difference may be a matter of opinion.

Answer 3

As all our observations are subjective it will be very hard to report totally objectively.
Even if that is the noble aim , a reporter is paid by somebody who may have a totally different agenda.
Sometimes a takes just a change of phrase to turn news into propaganda. The difference is a mighty thin line.

Answer 4

News, in its purest form, should be unbiased facts.

Propoganda is the dissemination of information that only reflects the views and interests of those supporting some cause or doctrine.

Answer 5

news is specific, packaged information that big corporations have decided you should know. These corporations control access to hundreds and/or thousands of TV and radio stations worldwide.

Propaganda is packaged information that governments feed to big corporations with the intent of influencing public opinion in support of a particular ideology.

knowledge is what you gain by reading books, travelling to places and interacting with people different from yourself.

Answer 6

I took a journalism class once and they stressed that a story should have Who, what, when and how in the first sentence. It doesn't work that way any more. Now they have the editorial first.

Answer 7

There's a difference?

Answer 8

Every time I submit a question, even if it's the simplest one, they cannot provide me a proper informed answer here. what happened to people who actually make the effort to answer?

Answer 9

I don't believe there is an objective news service anymore. They all seem to lean one way or another.

Answer 10

news is based more on fact I believe..something that has been officially verified...propoganda comes into play before those facts are in..