There’s a fascinating article in the SF Weekly covering a 15-month long project at UCSF which has produced what might be the finest portrait of corporate propaganda in America today. Over 7 million documents containing insider information on the tobacco industry’s various tips and techniques on manipulating public opinions and beliefs are now available online through the Legacy Tobacco Documents Library. Spanning decades, including such wonderful techniques as astroturfing, reverse psychology, and just plain downright dirty tricks, the archive contains a wealth of information for anyone researching marketing, public relations, and propaganda.
The original SF Weekly article here.
The Legacy Tobacco Documents Library here.
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