Creel Committee
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The Creel Committee was a U.S. government propaganda agency during World War I that coordinated public messaging to build support for American involvement in the war.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Creel Committee canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States government agency
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World War I propaganda agency ⓘ propaganda organization ⓘ |
| activity |
distributing pro-war articles to newspapers
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issuing official news releases ⓘ organizing public speeches ⓘ producing films ⓘ producing pamphlets and booklets ⓘ producing propaganda posters ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
|
| appointedBy | Woodrow Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairperson | George Creel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Woodrow Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1919 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
mass communication
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political propaganda ⓘ public relations ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bureau of Cartoons
NERFINISHED
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Bureau of Education NERFINISHED ⓘ Bureau of Films NERFINISHED ⓘ Bureau of Foreign Propaganda NERFINISHED ⓘ Bureau of Speakers NERFINISHED ⓘ Division of Films NERFINISHED ⓘ Division of News NERFINISHED ⓘ Division of Pictorial Publicity NERFINISHED ⓘ Foreign Language Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Four Minute Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early example of modern government public relations
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influential in shaping U.S. wartime public opinion during World War I ⓘ |
| inception | 1917 ⓘ |
| legalForm | temporary wartime agency ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George Creel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Four Minute Men speech campaign
NERFINISHED
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Liberty Loan publicity campaigns NERFINISHED ⓘ Official Bulletin of the Committee on Public Information NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | Committee on Public Information NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | American anti-war movement ⓘ |
| partOf | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
coordinate U.S. government wartime information and propaganda
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influence public opinion in favor of the war effort ⓘ promote public support for American participation in World War I ⓘ |
| shortName | CPI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMedium |
magazines
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motion pictures ⓘ newspapers ⓘ pamphlets ⓘ posters ⓘ public speeches ⓘ |
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