Cool Words, Cold War

Download or read book Cool Words, Cold War written by Leo Bogart and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 1995 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reassessment of the Cold War premises of American Propaganda brings the original 1954 study up to date and places it into historical context. The book is a careful examination of the principles and beliefs that have guided American propaganda operations including the dilemmas that currently face American information policy. It summarizes an empirical study based on extensive interviews of the agency's executives and operatives that is updated by the new interviews reflected in this edition, and that helps USIA guide and plan its own research and improve its operations.