Moscow Olympics 1980
Title
Moscow Olympics 1980
Subject
American propaganda in the Cold War
Description
[ID: Black and white drawing of a flag with a pair of hands holding the Olympic Flame and cuffed by the Olympic rings between the words, "Moscow Olympics 1980." Behind the flag, part of the Kremlin is visible. /end ID]
Analysis
Deliberate: premeditated
Systemic: part of a methodical and regular campaign by the American media
Attempt: perceptual, cognitive
Shaping Perceptions: language ("Moscow Olympics"), image (Olympic rings/torch, handcuffs, Kremlin)
Achieve a Response: negative perception and sentiment towards Russia and the 1980 Olympics
Analysis
Deliberate: premeditated
Systemic: part of a methodical and regular campaign by the American media
Attempt: perceptual, cognitive
Shaping Perceptions: language ("Moscow Olympics"), image (Olympic rings/torch, handcuffs, Kremlin)
Achieve a Response: negative perception and sentiment towards Russia and the 1980 Olympics
Source
"Herblock's History - Political Cartoons from the Crash to the Millennium." Library of Congress. Image. Accessed February 2022, https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/herblocks-history/one.html.
Publisher
Washington Post
Date
July 19, 1978
Original Format
Image
Physical Dimensions
200x263
Files
Citation
“Moscow Olympics 1980,” American History of Propaganda, accessed October 1, 2024, https://ahop.reclaim.hosting/items/show/43.