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Propaganda is a former featured article. Please see the links under Article milestones below for its original nomination page (for older articles, check the nomination archive) and why it was removed.

This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on March 1, 2004.

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Date	Process	Result
January 19, 2004	Refreshing brilliant prose	Kept
November 30, 2006	Featured article review	Demoted

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on June 4, 2014.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Propaganda followed up his Excellent album with his fourth solo release, Crimson Cord?

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Wiki Education assignment: Criticism as Praxis

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation–supported course assignment, between 3 February 2022 and 23 April 2022. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Blakemurray7 (article contribs). Peer reviewers: Sarvesh Nyachhyon, JoeyCalzo.

Audience of

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The recipients or targets for propaganda should have a more specific definition maybe than the word “audience” in the first paragraph Riderzonthestorm (talk) 09:40, 17 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

Wiki Education assignment: LIS.2005.003.86596

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This article is currently the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation–supported course assignment, between 24 August 2026 and 10 December 2026. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): BooYah1012, Ladyfingerz, ToubabSurfer (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Autumniscool46 (talk) 17:20, 4 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Wiki Education assignment: Argumentation and Advocacy

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Wiki Education assignment: Digital and Mass Media Literacy

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This article is currently the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation–supported course assignment, between 24 August 2026 and 14 December 2026. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): AFakeName1, Kayinparis, Kaymayflowers (article contribs).

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A page that knows where it met you.

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Audience of

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