Office Of War Information
- Office Of War Information
(OWI)
Established on 13 June 1942, the OWI replaced the Office of Facts and Figures as the agency responsible for the domestic dissemination of news and information relating to the war through the various forms of media— newspapers, radio, and film. The OWI produced posters intended to encourage war mobilization and support for the war effort, including the famous Four Freedoms series by Norman Rockwell. In addition, a photographic unit headed by Roy Stryker recorded aspects of war mobilization for publication. The OWI provided guidelines for filmmakers explaining what was appropriate to show in cinema. It was also involved in international activities intended to demoralize and undermine the enemy and encourage support from neutrals through the dissemination of information about Allied war aims and the progress of the war. The Voice of America radio broadcasts were established in 1942 under the OWI.
Led by Elmer Davis, the OWI tried to avoid being seen as a propaganda agency by concentrating on factual information, but it was viewed by critics as acting on behalf of particular interests. Republicans saw the OWI as a propaganda agency for Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Democratic Party, and in 1943 Congress reduced its funding and its domestic activities were limited. It was abolished completely in 1945.
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