state media
Official news outlet
State media are news outlets owned and controlled by a government.
The term usually implies propaganda or at least editorial alignment with official positions, distinguishing it from public broadcasting, which may receive government funding but operates with editorial independence: Russian state media portrayed the invasion as a liberation.
In authoritarian contexts, state media often serves as the primary information source while independent journalism is suppressed.
Biased information for influence
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
blackout · restrictions · banned · silencing · information control · redaction · clampdown · embargo
Reports of recent events
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- journalismNews gathering and dissemination
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- bulletinBrief public announcement
coverage · correspondent · editorial · newscast · telecast · network · channel · television
Systematic uncritical belief instillation
- brainwashingCoercive psychological manipulation
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
ideology · doctrine · mythmaking · hegemony · soft power · public opinion · messaging · mobilization
propaganda
Biased information for influence
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
- spinRapid rotation around axis
suppression · blackout · restrictions · banned · silencing · information control · redaction · clampdown · embargo · repression
news
Reports of recent events
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- journalismNews gathering and dissemination
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
bulletin · coverage · correspondent · editorial · newscast · telecast · network · channel · television · radio
indoctrination
Systematic uncritical belief instillation
- brainwashingCoercive psychological manipulation
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
patriotism · ideology · doctrine · mythmaking · hegemony · soft power · public opinion · messaging · mobilization · rallying
- world mediaworld news, foreign films, news networks, dubbed films, news channels
- Apartheidapartheid, pass laws, Group Areas Act, passbook, passbooks
- communismMarx, Marxism, Leninism, Lenin, proletariat
- socialismMarxism, communism, proletariat, bourgeoisie, communal ownership
- Soviet EraUSSR, Soviet Union, Soviet rule, CCCP, Eastern Bloc
- Soviet lifecommunal apartments, communal living, collective farms, Pravda, May Day
state mediaindependent media
Journalism without external control
independent press · free press · independent journalism · citizen journalism · underground press
state mediaindependent journalism
Reporting without external control
independent · investigative journalism · trustworthy · watchdog journalism · objective
state, status, medium, media, mediator, stated, median, mediate, states