Propaganda difference (measure), 103, 106, 107, 222

Propaganda difference (variable), 105

Propaganda devices, xviii, 29, 44–48,, 50–52, 89, 90, 93, 97, 101, 107, 210, 213, 219, 225, 226, 236, 102

Protection motivation theory, 49

Public information, 12, 19, 27, 65, 119

Public relations in

Africa, 15

Asia, 13

Europe, 10

Middle East, 15

Putin, V. V., 62, 87, 168–176,, 178–181, 184, 191, 242, 259

Qur–an, 15

Reflected identities, 10, 15

Relationship building, 5, 45, 100

Riga Castle, 113, 146–149

Role theory, 32

Round characters, 71

Rüütel, A., 61, 200, 226

Sanitized versions of countries, 97, 197

Shevardnadze, E., 75

Social judgment theory, 46, 52, 221

Soliman, C. J. N., 131

Spiral of silence theory, 48

Static hopeful narrative, 166, 182, 195, 214, 215

Static informational president, 149, 150

Static narrative, 183, 219

Static web sites, 84, 204

Sung, Kim II, 2, 32

Symbolic interactionism, 68, 73, 268

Symbolic web sites, 23, 68, 182, 204, 218, 219

Synecdoche, 126, 127

Testimonial propaganda device, 29, 46, 48, 59, 106, 220, 234

Third World, 18, 268, 276

Transfer propaganda device, 43, 143, 149

Transparency, 23, 25, 26, 36, 53, 58, 65, 77, 80–85, 100–102, 105–107, 126, 150, 151, 164, 173, 177, 178, 189, 205, 207, 218, 226, 238–240

Two-sided messages, 161, 167, 183, 191

Two-way symmetric, 19, 35, 47, 50

Two-way asymmetric model, 19

Unfiltered commentary/criticisms, 124

Unfiltered commentary/personal, 125

U.S.-Centrism (centric), 132, 184

Video new releases (VNRs), 28

Vike-Freiberga, V. (VVF), 62, 96, 136, 137, 139–144, 146, 149, 150, 176, 180, 182, 184, 187, 188, 210

Voyeuristic dirty laundry, 68

Web Site Attribute Evaluation System (WAES), 58, 238

Web Whacker, 60

Weight (of information on Web), 64, 77, 91, 99

White propaganda, 40, 45, 221

Winter, J., 151, 189, 270, 275

World Bank, 6, 9, 25, 58, 231

World Trade Organization (WTO), 136

World view, 66, 67

World Wars, 29, 226

Yan, J., 187