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Toward an Abolitionist Model of Media Literacy

A project of the Abolition for All Time Humanities Lab

Propaganda / Copaganda

Propaganda is media that is designed to influence public opinion. There is much debate over how to define propaganda, or even whether all propaganda is harmful. One especially harmful and difficult-to-recognize form of propaganda is “copaganda,” or media designed to promote positive images of police and prisons and minimize attention to their violence, racism, and harm.

Copaganda: A Resource

Copaganda: How Fictional TV Police Make Real Cops More Dangerous

Dead Prez - Propaganda

Copaganda Videos

This series of videos from Skip Intro addresses Copaganda in the media.