British Government Information and Propaganda, 1939–2009 - Contextual Essays

While primary sources provide an unparalleled insight into what successive British governments wanted their citizens to know, think, and do, for context, it is also important for students to read academic literature on the subject. Below you will find a number... Read more →

The Ministry of Information (MOI) came into existence on Sept. 4, 1939, the day after Britain's declaration of war on Germany, and the first Minister was sworn into office on Sept. 5,1939. The MOI Digital website explains that it was... Read more →

Although propaganda is thousands of years old, it really came of age in the 20th century, when the development of mass media (and later multimedia communications) offered a fertile ground for its dissemination, and the century’s global conflicts provided the... Read more →