How we advertised America
by Creel, George · first published 1920
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…Lippmann had in mind that particular time period when he wrote about manufacturing consent. A real eye opening account comes from George Creel, organizer of CPI. If you haven't read that yet, look into "How We Advertised America." It's incredible, I wrote a paper on this for my undergrad thesis. Propaganda of that time was so remarkable that you can use their copy as a classic example in advertising today.
on “Edward Bernays and the birth of public relations (2015)” ↗It certainly does work. It worked remarkably well. It changed the whole public perception of war in 1917-1918. If you can find it, read "How We Advertised America" by George Creel. Bernays was involved in that.
on “Edward Bernays and the birth of public relations (2015)” ↗…in the true sense of the word, meaning the 'propagation of faith.'"”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committee_on_Public_Informatio... "Creel later published his memoirs of his service with the CPI, 'How We Advertised America', in which he wrote: “In no degree was the Committee an agency of censorship, a machinery of concealment or repression. Its emphasis throughout was on the open and the positive. At no point did it seek…
on “Pentagon and CIA shaped thousands of Hollywood movies into effective propaganda” ↗…the true sense of the word, meaning the 'propagation of faith.'"” à la https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congregation_for_the_Evangeliz... "Creel later published his memoirs of his service with the CPI, How We Advertised America, in which he wrote: “In no degree was the Committee an agency of censorship, a machinery of concealment or repression. Its emphasis throughout was on the open and the positive. At no point did it seek…
on “Canadian military saw pandemic as opportunity to test propaganda techniques” ↗…coordinate “not propaganda as the Germans defined it, but propaganda in the true sense of the word, meaning the 'propagation of faith.'”. "Creel later published his memoirs of his service with the CPI, 'How We Advertised America', in which he wrote: “In no degree was the Committee an agency of censorship, a machinery of concealment or repression. Its emphasis throughout was on the open and the positive. At no point did it seek…
on “Was Modern Art a CIA Psy-Op?” ↗