This is the second session of a epic discussion on the way public opinion is shaped in America today.
There You Go Again: Orwell Comes to America invites historians, linguists, cognitive experts, journalists, government officials, and political consultants to assess the current state of public discourse — and journalism’s response to it. The panels explore the past, present, and future of deceptive political speech, and assess what can be done to bring more realism and honesty into the conduct of America’s public affairs. – http://www.mapdigital.com/orwell/
Part II. DECEIVING IMAGES: THE SCIENCE OF MANIPULATION
Speakers include
George Lakoff, Co-Founder and Senior Fellow, Rockridge Institute and the Goldman Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics, UC Berkeley ·
Frank Luntz, political pollster and consultant; author of Words That Work: It’s Not What You Say, It’s What People Hear·
Drew Westen, professor of psychology/psychiatry and behavioral sciences, Emory University; author of The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation.
