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Old 11-19-2009, 02:44 AM   #44 (permalink)
Anna Banana


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When Livvy leaned over to talk to her and a few others, LouAnn glanced up and listened to what she had to say. She nodded a few times, indicating she was following along. She, too, shuddered when Livvy sort of mentioned what the Death Eaters would have done to the Potterwatchers had they caught up with them. She didn't even want to think about that in too much detail. Besides, she still needed to jot down a few more notes before time was called. Discussing amongst her classmates was a fun way to go about obtaining notes.

Livvy went on to discuss her thoughts on what LouAnn had previously said, so LouAnn tried to focus on that rather than what might have happened to the Potterwatchers. "Squash all hopes that lingered in people's hearts...wow," she said. LouAnn lightly tapped her fingernails on the top of her desk while she thought that one over. "It was amazing, really, how much the public relied on the media to keep them going during that time. It was sort of like...the media was what held everyone together when they could have easily fallen apart," she said.

She nodded her head at what Cela said to her. "Oh, I agree with that...most definitely. I think people had a very strong idea of what would happen if they didn't side with Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters. Not only that, they probably witnessed some of what could happen," she said, again not really wanting to think about that part too much. "Like the Potterwatchers...and how they had to hide behind fake names...they knew." She nodded again and got her quill good and ready. "Mmkay, making a list it is!" She turned her head towards Kiri, who was adding her input to what was being discussed.

SPOILER!!: Notes
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Originally Posted by LouAnn's notes
Propaganda
  • Can easily mislead the public
  • Typically takes the most popular opinion
  • Easily persuades the public
  • Can "spoonfeed" opportunities to Dark Wizards by keeping the general population unaware of what is going on around them
  • Could be afraid of becoming a target
  • The most popular wizarding radio station, Wireless Wizarding Network, was controlled by Voldemort.
  • The Quibbler was thought to be a paper composed of rubbish, therefore anything said in it, truth or not, was frowned upon and/or ignored.
  • Potterwatch was proof of how people relied on media and trusted what was printed and/or spoken. The fact the Voldemort wanted to take over all media also proves how important it was viewed.
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