Propaganda and Bigotry of Bill O’Reilly similar to Nazi leaning antisemitic Catholic priest of 1930s

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School of Journalism

Indiana University
O’Reilly study generates national attention

Paige Ingram

May 16, 2007

Some excerpts :

Professor Mike Conway has spent the better part of his life reporting and studying news, but his latest research project has made him the subject of the news.
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Conway is co-author of a study focusing on the oft-discussed media personality Bill O’Reilly. While many have accused the Fox News anchor of inciting fear and bias among his audience, what makes Conway and his colleagues’ research unique is quantitative data to back up their claims.
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Conway, along with IU telecommunications professor Maria Elizabeth Grabe and journalism doctoral student Kevin Grieves, picked up where the Institute for Propaganda Analysis left off in the 1930s, using a system of coding speech that analyzes the use of propaganda.
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"It was supposed to be a way for the public to determine if someone is giving them propaganda instead of facts," Conway said.
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The IPA originally studied the rhetoric of Catholic priest Charles Coughlin, whose popular radio broadcasts during the years linking World War I and World War II often voiced anti-Semitic and even pro-Nazi views.
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Conway said he chose O’Reilly as the subject of research because of his similar prominence in popular society, and tendency, like Coughlin, to "mix information with opinion and present their views as the true reality."
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