copaganda
UK/ˌkɒ.pəˈɡæn.də/US/ˌkɑ.pəˈɡæn.də/
copaganda noun: media that contains messages seen as propaganda in favor of the police.
Noun
copaganda (uncountable)
- Media that contains messages seen as propaganda in favor of the police.
- Mostly Hollywood has simply churned out malignant copaganda that glamorizes police brutality and normalizes the idea that the only good cop is a bad cop.2003 March 3, Greg Beato, soundbitten, archived from the original on 12 Apr 2003
- Sick of all these Copaganda shows on TV. Are these the same cops that hide in vans every weekend and take 45 mins to respond to 999 calls?2009 August 21, William McClymont, Twitter
Examples of copaganda in a sentence
- Here are eight of the most common forms of copaganda.2016 February 23, Adam Johnson, “The 8 Most Popular Types of ‘Copaganda’: How the Police Play the Media”, in AlterNet, archived from the...
- However, while an article about Robert Downey Jr. visiting a child dying of leukemia doesn’t have an impact on the public perception of criminal justice, copaganda does.2018 July 25, Brendan Gallagher, “Just say no to viral ‘copaganda’ videos”, in The Daily Dot, archived from the original on 15 Feb 2019:
Origin of copaganda
Blend of cop + propaganda. First attested in 2003.
Questions about copaganda
- What does copaganda mean?
- Copaganda means media that contains messages seen as propaganda in favor of the police.
- How do you use copaganda in a sentence?
- Here are eight of the most common forms of copaganda.
- What part of speech is copaganda?
- Copaganda is a noun.
- How do you pronounce copaganda?
- Copaganda is pronounced /ˌkɒ.pəˈɡæn.də/ (UK).
Words near copaganda in the dictionary
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