Press in Service of State Propaganda in Poland, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria during the 1930's
Press in Service of State Propaganda in Poland, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria during the 1930's

Summary/Abstract: The media played a key role in creating, developing and spreading the government .s propaganda in Poland, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria during the 1930.s. The press was the most disperse and the most used tool, but the use of radio and film increased rapidly, especially in the final years before World War Two. The press was also the oldest instrument of state propaganda, but also practically the only one that was used by the opposition. The governments in these three states tried, but failed to control all newspapers. During the whole period, the opposition and neutral press was active and very powerful and one of the most readable newspapers in Poland, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria was not under the control of the government, or at least not completely anyway. Harsh censorship was deployed that only partly managed to change public opinion completely to the government’s satisfaction. Censorship pressure varied depending on the situation, but this remained a constant enemy of the freedom of the press.

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