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Pros And Cons Of Propaganda

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“Animation offers a medium of storytelling and visual entertainment which can bring pleasure and information to people of all ages everywhere in the world,” quote by Walt Disney. This unique ability to convey information to people, adults and children alike, make the animated film medium one of the most far reaching means of propaganda.
Film studios used animated characters to spread propaganda and educate Americans about their enemies.
Disney was proficient in teaching and instructing people what to do via their cartoon medium. With that in mind, the United States government figured the Disney concept should also work with the general public. These stories about Disney’s war effort illustrated that the studio could adapt their style and craft to just about any topic. And the animators themselves were employed to make insignia for military units and equipment.
➤ That why when during WWII, the United States conducted a propaganda campaign against Nazi Germany (Anti-Japanese) → Disney played a big role in this campaign.

↳ In August of 1942, roughly nine months after the military drafted the Disney Studio in the war, Life magazine ran a story title “Walt Disney Does to War,” which highlighted the studio’s contributions. “ In just under a year, 90% of the studio’s employees were working in some capacity to support the studios war effort. In total, six branches of the government enlisted the help of Donald the Duck or Pluto for propaganda, or more specifically some training

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