some people are now staring at their tv screens all day, watching the rolling news in a mesmerised daze. others are getting the merest occasional glimpse of the war. they notice a headline as they stroll past a news stand or catch a few words of the six o’clock bulletin. who can say which group is better informed? the propagandists are showing us only what they want us to see. even if it is not what we want to see at all.