Photograph: UIG via Getty ImagesNatalie Nougayrede is right to highlight the risks of propaganda (In an age of lies and distortion, self-defence is essential, 31 January). Propaganda and “fake news” present real risks to our values and stoke divisions within and between countries. The best way to call the bluff of misleading propaganda is to build strong trusting relationships. Noel HannonLondon• Natalie’s insightful discussion on propaganda is well overdue – the subject is little discussed in western democracies, unsurprisingly. While teaching media studies over many years ranging from the mid-1980s to 2011, propaganda was ever present, whatever the medium.

Source: The Guardian February 02, 2018 16:52 UTC