Radio propaganda u Drugom svjetskom ratu
Radio Propaganda in the Second World War

Summary/Abstract: This paper is part of the thesis that the radio as a medium was used for certain periods of time and is now used as a propaganda tool. Period analysed is the Second World War, and the goal is to show how the warring parties used radio for propaganda purposes. Through scientific methods of description, the historical and comparative method, we will try to show how the Axis powers and the Allies used this medium as an effective propaganda tool. The special attention is placed on the phenomenon of radio propaganda that characterized this war, including not only official, but also secret and fake radio stations that were ran by the famous propagandist Josef Goebbels, one side, and Sefton Delmer, on the other. From today’s perspective and from the time distance, results suggest that radio, the only electronic mass media of that time, was considered very important. Radio was used to inform, to raise morale, to spread defeatism, disinformation and propaganda. Radio stations were driven on all continents, the programs were in many languages , and radio waves reach was beyond the state borders. Because of all this we can conclude that the main propagandists from both sides have recognized the importance of this medium and fully used its capacities.

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