Propaganda Archives

How Woodrow Wilson’s propaganda machine changed American journalism

by History Guild | Mar 30, 2023 | Political and Economic History | 0

Reading time: 8 minutes
When the United States declared war on Germany 100 years ago, the impact on the news business was swift and dramatic.

In its crusade to “make the world safe for democracy,” the Wilson administration took immediate steps at home to curtail one of the pillars of democracy – press freedom – by implementing a plan to control, manipulate and censor all news coverage, on a scale never seen in U.S. history.

That time private US media companies stepped in to silence the falsehoods and incitements of a major public figure … in 1938

by History Guild | Jan 7, 2022 | Political and Economic History | 0

Reading time: 6 minutes
In speeches filled with hatred and falsehoods, a public figure attacks his enemies and calls for marches on Washington. Then, after one particularly virulent address, private media companies close down his channels of communication, prompting consternation from his supporters and calls for a code of conduct to filter out violent rhetoric.