Propaganda In Film

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reformer Martin Luther, and the works of Karl Marx.
During the First World War, the meaning of the word "Propaganda" and its neutrality changed. With the technological advances with respect to warfare, the traditional methods of recruiting men for the military was not sufficient. For governments public opinion became very important. As a result, newspapers, posters and the cinema, the various media of mass communication were used on a daily basis to address the public. Consequently, propaganda came to be associated with censorship and misinformation because it was used more and more in the form of psychological warfare against the enemy. From the beginning of the war, both the Germans and British tried to gain the support of the United States. Once it had entered the war, the United States organized the Committee on
Public Information, an official propaganda agency, to help get the public behind the war. Propaganda used opinion for the purpose of influencing the actions or ...

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of other European countries. Before each action was taken by Germany against another country, the German press and radio publicized examples of persecution of
German minorities in the other country.
Art of which the film genre is a part had always been influenced by its patron groups: such as the church, monarchy, aristocracy and government. The use of art for the benefit of
politics is evident throughout history. Rulers of the city-states, kingdoms, and empires of the ancient world used art to express their power, glorify their victories, or intimidate and defame their enemies. The political symbols and rituals of imperial Rome were very elaborate. Throughout the Middle ...

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