01-18-2005

The Persuaders

With my odd work schedule, plus going to school at the same time, I haven’t watched a lot of TV lately. However, I did happen to catch Douglas Rushkoff’s excellent Frontline episode, called The Persuaders. The entire program can now be viewed online, though the available clips are quite small, so it’s better caught on TV.

I had just recently read George Lakoff’s manifesto on ChangeThis.com about the framing of political debate, so the part on Frank Luntz was particularly interesting. Luntz is a consultant to the Republican party who specializes in choosing the ideal language to sway public opinion.

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One Response to “The Persuaders”
  1. david r. mark Says:

    FYI: Luntz was interviewed for an excellent piece on “town hall meetings” by The Daily Show’s Samantha Bee.

    You can read the transcript, and commentary, at JABBS, at http://jabbs.blogspot.com

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