Ministry of propaganda

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An agency or ministry of propaganda is a part of the government that is in charge of coordinating propaganda, and which bears a name which describes this function. Though governments routinely engage in propaganda, propaganda ministries are exceedingly rare, especially in the years since World War II, after which the term "propaganda" took on its negative connotation. Instead of using the word "propaganda", governments often use the words "psychological operations", "education", or "information" instead. (This should not be taken to mean that all information provided by a government and labeled as educational or informational is necessarily propaganda. Governments often distribute factual or educational materials that are not propaganda.)

[edit] History

• Germany had employed Joseph Goebbels as head of the Ministry for Popular Enlightenment and Propaganda.
• The Soviet Union had a Department for Agitation and Propaganda.
• The Brazilian Estado Novo had a Department of Press and Propaganda (DIP)

[edit] In Literature

• The Ministry of Truth is the ministry of propaganda in George Orwell's 1984.

[edit] See also

• Propaganda
• Mind Control
• Crowd Psychology
• United States Information Agency