control and terror (propaganda) Flashcards
who was the minister of propaganda?
Joseph Goebbels
what did Goebbels instruct all German radio stations in March 1933?
that all broadcasts had to align with Nazi ideology and radio stations had to follow government instructions
who were removed from positions of media by the Nazis?
Jews
half-Jews
KPD and SPD members
what were the aims of the German propaganda machine?
to glorify the regime
to spread Nazi ideology
what was the role of the Reich Radio Company?
it brought all broadcasting in Germany under the control of one state office
how many media personnel were removed on racial grounds?
13%
what was the Volksempfanger?
the People’s Reciever
by 1939 how many German homes had a radio?
70%
how was radio broadcasted publicly?
use of loudspeakers in public places such as restaurants, offices and factories
what was the role of a Radio warden?
to ensure all members of the public were paying attention to radio broadcasts
what was the Nazi publishing house?
Eher Verlag
by 1939 how much of the press did Eher Verlag control?
2/3
what was the DNB?
state controlled organisation which merged news agencies into one
they vetted the news material before it was passed to journalists
what was the Editors’ Law of October 1933?
law which made the content of a newspaper the sole responsibility of the editor
scared editors into submission with many not willing to risk
editors became censors
what % decline in newspaper circulation under the Nazis?
10%
