Manipulating the media: a historian’s view

Resumo

This article deals with media manipulation in a historical perspective. Part of the concepts of post-truth and fake news to analyze propaganda and the impression management over time, with the main focus being the construction of the image of Louis XIV. The text brings together the main ideas discussed by the author at the opening conference of the 11th National Meeting of Media History - Alcar 2017, held in São Paulo (Brazil).