British Propaganda In Ww1 Research Paper

British Propaganda in World War I was mainly through newspaper articles. Writes would write about true events that took place, but in a negative light, as to make the Germans appear worse. Events like the Zimmerman Telegraph was used to make the Germans look unethical.
Not only were true events used, but authors would sometimes make up stories about the Germans. John Buchan, journalist at The Times and the Daily News, wrote an article about a German factory located in Belgium. In the article, Buchan describes how this factory was used to melt down dead German soldiers and make soap. There were two purposes to this article, one being to show the citizens of England that the Germans were savages who were unconcerned with the suffering of their …show more content…
Wellington House even had its own global newspaper to spread news about the war. Along with the newspaper, it also convinced different writers to write on the side of British. This group wanted to show that not only was the Government writing and publishing articles, but private companies were too. They wanted people to believe that these writings were produced independently and without influence from the government. (Cooke) This was also used in America. British writers would publish articles and tour around the US in order to America on their side. A lot articles and tours were fixed by the British Government, but was made to seem as if it wasn’t, and these were Genuine opinion About the war from real people. (Cavendish)
Another things that Wellington House accomplished was cutting out Germany's communication cables. By cutting these undersea cables, Germany wasn’t able to spread news as quickly, giving Wellington House a head-start on journalism in Europe and America. Wellington House was able to control the information that was spread and published by different publishing companies in the world.