Friday, December 20, 2002

How does one get to be a propagandist? My Monster search turned up nothing, but these guys are out there, and they're getting their gigs somehow. I think it would be a great job to have. Once you're in and you start producing, I could imagine that the government would take pretty good care of you as far as benefits, vacations, etc. You're not going to want to piss off a propagandist, after all. I wonder if the projects that you'd work on, say the recent 'shared values' campaign that got banned in Lebanon', are fun-fun, or ironic-fun? If anyone has any further information, I'd definitely be interested in finding out how I could help a cause (any reasonable, just cause) by developing propaganda. I'm interested in over-the-top, old fashioned propaganda, not the lite/ad firm stuff. Something pictorial to communicate with the illiterate, or something catchphrase-heavy (e.g. the delightful "Axis of Evil"... Who thought that gem up?!) would be ideal, as my influences run heavily toward WWI thru Constructivism with a dash of cold-war era paranoia. I'm quite serious about this, but I wouldn't even know what secret government agency to contact to get the ball rolling. My portfolio is available upon request. Interested parties should inquire immediately- you don't want the other spook agencies snapping me up first!