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One-Man Propaganda Machine:
Newsman George Creel controlled U.S. censorship and propaganda in World War I. As head of the Committee on Public Information, he created a network of 75,000 patriotic speakers and promoted anti-German propaganda through books, pamphlets and Hollywood films. Additionally, CPI-backed legislation was used to ban dozens of U.S. publications from the mail. Many had to suspend publication and some were forced to close. At left, a CPI report and an anti-German propaganda booklet the agency produced. |