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Understanding bias and propaganda in literature and media

Posted by M.Sibanda on Sunday, May 25, 2014, In : ERS Staff Desk

As an English scholar studying various texts, you need to know how to differentiate between texts that are impartial (neutral and give facts only)and texts that are biased (one sided and often manipulated to suit the writer’s point of view). When communicated via mass media, biased information is termed: propaganda.

English students are most likely to meet bias and propaganda in their literature texts (plays, novels, short stories and poetry), oral texts such as speeches as well as in fil...