propaganda

general

led by Joseph Goebbels (Minister for Propaganda + Public Enlightenment)

used the latest technology to convey Nazi ideology

Reich Chamber of Culture

• 1933

• controlled newspapers, radio, film, literature, architecture, sport, art

the press

Editorial Law

• 1933

• all newspapers to follow govt. policy

• abolished independent news agencies

• all journalists had to be members of the RCC

the radio

produced the People’s Radio

• cheap + accessible to all Germans → easy way to subtly indoctrinate

ownership of radios increased from 1M (33) → 9M (38)

broadcasted all of H’s speeches + rallies

the cinema

all filmmakers required to join Reich Chamber of Film in 1933

usually historical dramas about past heroic figures

effectivness

worked to play into existing prejudices + grievances + values held by the German