Propaganda And The Cult Of Personality Flashcards
How did Mussolini use propaganda?
-1926: opposition newspapers suppressed. Journalists and their editors could be arrested for publishing anything derogatory towards the regime.
-Mussolini’s own ‘press office’ launched ‘official’ versions of events which newspapers were expected to publish without question.
-1924: radio network was run by the state
-News bulletins praised Mussolini and broadcast his speeches in full.
-Radios given to schools and rural areas could access communal radios in their villages.
-Hollywood films would be preceded by a short newsreel to give a Fascist version of current events.
How did propaganda and the cult of personality portray Mussolini
-Portrayed as Italy’s saviour
-The new Caesar, a man of genius, action, culture.
-By 1926, the cult of personality was well and truly underway.
-Government-controlled newspapers stressed Mussolini’s benevolence, and took care to quote opinions of foreign ‘admirers’.
-‘Mussolini is always right’ was a popular phrase used by the newspapers; he was always swift to claim credit for successes and blame others for failures.
