Division of News
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The Division of News was a unit within the U.S. Committee on Public Information during World War I responsible for distributing government news and propaganda to the press and public.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Division of News canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government information office
ⓘ
propaganda agency unit ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United States of America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1919 ⓘ |
| employer |
U.S. government press officers
ⓘ
war correspondents liaison staff ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
journalism
ⓘ
political communication ⓘ public relations ⓘ wartime propaganda ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
coordinate official war information
ⓘ
ensure favorable press coverage of the war ⓘ promote public support for U.S. participation in World War I ⓘ suppress information considered harmful to national security ⓘ |
| hasRole |
censorship coordination
ⓘ
distribution of government news ⓘ press relations ⓘ propaganda dissemination ⓘ public opinion management ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| inception | 1917 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | Woodrow Wilson administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
government news
ⓘ
public information ⓘ war propaganda ⓘ |
| operatedBy | U.S. federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Committee on Public Information NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Committee on Public Information NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForAbolition |
disbanding of Committee on Public Information
ⓘ
end of World War I ⓘ |
| subsidiary | Official Bulletin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
U.S. home front during World War I
ⓘ
U.S. war mobilization ⓘ government control of information ⓘ press censorship in the United States ⓘ |
| usedMedium |
magazines
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newspapers ⓘ official bulletins ⓘ pamphlets ⓘ press releases ⓘ telegraph ⓘ wire services ⓘ |
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