Jaq JamesThe Page-Turn Effect, Chauffeur’s Knowledge and the “I’ve Seen The Elephant” Declaration: Three…Whilst most of my blog posts focus on dissecting specific propaganda techniques used by particular anti-China journalists, this blog post…Nov 26, 2021Nov 26, 2021
Jaq JamesBill Birtles, Michael Smith, War-Priming with a Bedside Manner and #JustMegaphonin’: Two Types of…During the 1950s, at the time of heightened tension between the United States and the Soviet Union, a new public campaign hit the streets…Nov 26, 2021Nov 26, 2021
Jaq JamesLiam Mendes & The Howard Dean, Carbon Paper and Good Abigail TechniquesTHE HOWARD DEAN TECHNIQUENov 26, 2021Nov 26, 2021
Jaq JamesBill Birtles & The Nabokov EffectRussian-American author, Vladimir Nabokov, used a rare literary technique, and used it at its best, in his famous book “Lolita”. The…Nov 26, 2021Nov 26, 2021
Jaq JamesBill Birtles, Stephen McDonell & The “China Ate My Homework” Maneuver: A Special Type of Gonzo…Upfront, it has to be acknowledged that China is not the easiest place to do journalism… but nor is it the hardest (think Saudi Arabia…Nov 26, 2021Nov 26, 2021
Jaq JamesTom Steinfort & Platforming a Jonah Takalua: A Type of ‘Anything Goes’ PropagandaLet’s play a game. The game is called “Jonah Takalua or Drew Pavlou?” Here are the rules. Read through the sample quotes below and have a…Nov 26, 2021Nov 26, 2021
Jaq JamesBill Birtles & The Railroad Switch TechniqueIn August 2020, Chinese Deputy Ambassador to Australia, Wang Xining, gave a speech at the National Press Club on the topic of improving…Nov 26, 2021Nov 26, 2021
Jaq JamesCameron Stewart & The Zoomorphic MotifThe White man has long had a complicated relationship with the Asian man. On the one hand, there is the old cultural trope of Asian…Nov 26, 2021Nov 26, 2021
Jaq JamesWill Glasgow & The Homeostasis-Induced Concept Change EffectSuppose you are asked in a scientific experiment to identify whether a dot is blue. Of course, your ability to do such a task should not be…Nov 26, 2021Nov 26, 2021