The Impact of World War II on the Print Entertainment Industry

Music during World War II had an impact on America, both on the home front and on troops serving overseas. First off, WW2 encouraged a wide variety of patriotic songs and love songs that focused on separation (with the possibility of the man dying while away fighting). According to an article posted GilderLehrman.com written by Elihu Rose, war inspired patriotic songs such as ““The House I Live In (That’s America to Me),” “There’s a Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere,” “American Patrol,” and “This Is Worth Fighting For” (The Glider Lehrman Institute of American History, “The Forties and the Music of World War II”). Because almost every house in America had some way of listening to music, the mass distribution of music had a patriotic effect

Entertainment, how much do we actually understand and enjoy entertainment? Well, during world war 1 or 2, entertainment can be important to survive through the tough times, especially the soldiers. Thus, I am bringing this essay- How much did entertainment during world war 1 or 2 affect the morale of the soldiers, especially for those who share a similar interest on this topic. Well, I know others think that there are many other factors that affect morale, such as food, and probably the well-being of the squad.

Music amid World War II unprecedentedly affected America, both on the home front and on troops serving abroad. Dissimilar to World War I, which happened in the pre-radio period, by December 1941, for all intents and purposes each American family unit, 96.2 percent, possessed radios. At no other time had recordings of tunes and live musical exhibitions been show to such a large number of a great many Americans, both to those supporting the war at home and to troops serving all through the world. For some Americans, this mass appropriation of music had a binding together, devoted impact by raising the assurance of the troops abroad and rousing and motivating the Americans at home to completely bolster all parts of the war exertion. Some African

After the Second World War, America experienced an economic boom, which has taken the country a step further towards the ideal capitalistic society. In its early developmental stages, the capitalist mode of production prolonged the Marxist discourse on constant class struggle as it was primarily criticized in terms of social inequalities. During post-war years, the initial focus of the discourse has shifted to Frankfurt School criticism of culture industry, where the standardization and commodification of cultural spheres became one of the major defects of the capitalistic system. The notion of class struggle shifted as well, to the clash of high and low cultural forms. Also known as authentic expression versus standardized product of cultural industry. Most recently, the discourse has gone through another important metamorphosis that has made advertising industry and consumerism the main forces, shaping hegemonic culture of mainstream media. The good old notion of the class struggle is currently regarded as the battle between corporate businesses and rebel oppositional forces.

The Blitz comes from a German word meaning lightning. It was the sustained strategic bombing of the United Kingdom by Germany during the Second World War. Between 7 September 1940 and 21 May 1941 there were major raids (attacks in which more than 100 tons of high explosives were dropped) on 16 British cities. Over a period of 267 days (almost 37 weeks), London was attacked 71 times, Birmingham, Liverpool and Plymouth eight times, Bristol six, Glasgow five, Southampton four, Portsmouth three, and there was also at least one large raid on another eight cities. This was a result of a rapid escalation starting on 24 August 1940, when night bombers aiming for RAF

Leading up to 1939, Germany was recovering from the great defeat of World War I. During this time, Germany was working vigorously to survive from the imposturous sanctions imposed on them as a result of their provocation and defeat in World War I. With this a time of cultural struggle and economic turmoil plagued the German people, staging the scene for a charismatic leader to take over. Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party came to power in 1933, bringing a vision of hope and prosperity to the German population. His vision entailed the dream of restoring and exceeding of their pre-World War I Germany. Hitler’s vision was complexed and very detailed. Of the multitude of moving parts in his plan for success the main efforts to restore Germany to power was to annex the satellite states that surrounded Germany and to advance the technology and military might of Germany. Many historians and military professionals believe that the German military successes in World War II were due to their superior technology and advanced method of warfighting. It is thought that the German technology and warfighting functions were so ingenious and sophisticated for their time that many modern day militaries today have embraced and refined their methods.

A group of French political leaders ! decided to carry out the war at the cost of less internal liberty. The government cracked down on anyone suspected of supporting a compromise peace. Many of the crackdowns and treason charges were just a result of war hysteria or calculated politcal opportunism. Expanded police powers also included control of public information and opinion. The censorship of newspapers and personal mail was already an established practice. Governments regularly used their power to prevent disclosure of military secrets and the airing of dangerous opinions considering war efforts. The other side of using police power on public opinion was the "organizing of enthusiasm," which could be thought of as:<br><br><i>Propaganda tries to force a doctrine on the whole people; the organization embraces within its scope only those who do not threaten on psychological grounds to become a brake on the further dissemination of the idea.</i><br><br>World War I provided a place for the birth of propaganda which countries used with even more frightening results during World War II. Governments used the media to influence people to enlist and to brainwash them war into supporting the war. The French prime minister used his power to draft journalists or defer them in exchange for favorable coverage. The German right created a new mass party, the Fatherland Party. It was backed by secret funds from the army and was devoted to propaganda for war discipline. By 1918,

This assignment will serve as an introduction into the media’s role during the Cold War. It will evidence how the media on both sides affected peoples’ thought, how they maintained the antagonism on a high level and the methods they used in order to politically propagandize people

Turning to the East, GDR officials had a fundamental problem with western culture simply by it being just that, western. In many cases the GDR actively tried to halt the access to western media, and tried to get other children to refrain on the grounds that it, “profoundly contradict[ed] the civilized moral and ethical sensibilities shared by all decent people.” IN other words, they did not like the noise and how it made

As a print media, USA Today has to think hard how to sustain itself in the

After World War I, TV stations only broadcasted a few hours a day in New York, Washington DC, Schenectady, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles. By 1948, TV stations had increased to 34 channels in 21 cities and over a million TV sets had been purchased due to growing supply and demand (Sterling & Kittross, 1990, p. 251 & p. 278). Later that year in September, the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) announced a hold on the allocation of licenses to new stations in order to create standards for TV stations to follow. This was known as The FCC’s temporary TV freeze of 1948 which was to last six months but instead ended in 1952 (MacDonald, 1990). After much consideration the FCC selected the key issues to be reviewed and clarified: the

Thereexists a contrasting point of view. Some people argue, that censorship is necessary, because nobody needs to know the negative things that happen in the world or in the country. This is an erroneous view, as every popular newspaper appreciates its reputation and therefore, even in the absence of censorship, it will check the information reliability. These magazines will not use abnormal vocabulary or advertise something negative, drugs or weapons, for example. That is why censorship is not needed even in the aspect, how magazine provides information.

The radio’s significance grew exponentially in the war. Newspapers, books, and magazines were unable to effectively deliver current updates on the warfront, as there was shortage of newsprint as a result of the war. The government feared that enemies would be able to target Britain through television transmitters and suspended all television programs during the entirety of the war (Pool). This made the radio an effective weapon of propaganda against Axis sentiments, since eighty percent of British families owned a radio (Crisell, 56). Prior to the war, the BBC didn’t report news before seven p.m. as part of an agreement with newspaper companies. In 1939, the BBC started reporting morning, afternoon, and evening bulletins, as well as a war report afterwards. Half of the British population tuned

When the magazine came back from the dead it was under the control of Philippe Val. Val was a French comedian who stayed there as editor for 17 years. This time around the fame of the magazine was because of a religious fundamentalism and the restrictions on freedom of

There are thousands of newspapers published around the world. Readers are keen and got desire to learn more and more about the affairs and news of the world. This has enabled because of the spread of education throughout the world which has