Nineteen Eighty-Four - Propaganda and Censorship

Finish the quote:

“As usual, the face of Emmanuel Goldstein,…

the Enemy of the People, had flashed onto the screen”

Finish the quote:

“Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to…

narrow the range of thought?”

Finish the quote:

“War is…

peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength”

Finish the quote:

“The preparations for Hate Week were in full swing…Processions, meetings, military parades, lectures, waxworks, displays, film shows, telescreen programmes all had to be organised:…

stands had to be erected, effigies built, slogans coined, songs written, rumours circulated, photographs faked”

Finish the quote:

“Only by word of word,…

mouth of mouth, could they pass on the secret”

Finish critic Kellner’s statement about propaganda and censorship:

“The primary function of the media here is to…

terrorise its citizens”

Finish critic Bossche’s statement about propaganda and censorship:

“The large mass of common people does not find in themselves…

the need to think independently” (censored to the point they have no interest in new information)

What context can be used to support this?

Orwell as a reporter for the BBC.

What was Orwell’s work for the BBC?

He worked for the BBC between 1941 and 1943 as a 'Talks Producer' on what had previously been the 'Eastern Service'. His role was to write and programme propaganda for broadcast in the Indian subcontinent during the war at a 'crucial time'. Due to his known communist views, he gave the service a 'degree of political credibility in the region'. Also, Orwell's real name was Eric Blair.