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Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann Quote: How Public Opinion Is About Power, Not Truth

„The process of struggling for public opinion has nothing to do with truth, but with domination.“

Elisabeth Noelle-NeumannElisabeth Noelle-Neumann shows: public opinion is often about power, not truth. Discover this compelling quote on media literacy!
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Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann was a German public opinion researcher and professor, known for her work on public opinion and communication studies.

This quote powerfully reveals how public opinion often serves power retention rather than truth—an important insight for critical media literacy.


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Quote by Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann about public opinion and domination

Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann (1916–2010) was a renowned German public opinion researcher and professor of communication studies. She developed the spiral of silence theory and significantly influenced the study of public opinion in the 20th century. Her work focuses on the dynamics of political communication and the power of opinion in democratic societies.

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