CPI
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The Committee on Public Information (CPI) was a U.S. government agency created during World War I to influence public opinion and promote support for the war through propaganda and mass communication.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CPI canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States government agency
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World War I propaganda organization ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Creel Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| appointedBy | Woodrow Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairperson | George Creel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Woodrow Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1919 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
mass communication
ⓘ
propaganda ⓘ public relations ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Division of Civic and Educational Cooperation
NERFINISHED
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Division of Films NERFINISHED ⓘ Division of News NERFINISHED ⓘ Division of Pictorial Publicity NERFINISHED ⓘ Foreign Section NERFINISHED ⓘ Four Minute Men division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| inception | 1917-04-13 ⓘ |
| influenced | later U.S. government information and propaganda agencies ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| legalBasis | Executive Order of President Woodrow Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
World War I home front
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
censorship ⓘ public opinion ⓘ war propaganda ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George Creel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Four Minute Men speeches
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liberty Loan publicity campaigns NERFINISHED ⓘ Official Bulletin NERFINISHED ⓘ posters such as "I Want You for U.S. Army" (through promotion) ⓘ |
| operatedInConflict | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingPeriod | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States war effort in World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
disseminate pro-Allied information
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influence public opinion in favor of U.S. participation in World War I ⓘ promote support for the U.S. war effort ⓘ suppress information considered harmful to the war effort ⓘ |
| shortName | CPI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervises | Four Minute Men volunteer speakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
American public
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foreign audiences ⓘ |
| usedMedium |
films
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foreign-language press ⓘ magazines ⓘ newspapers ⓘ pamphlets ⓘ posters ⓘ public speeches ⓘ wire services ⓘ |
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