The First World War - Formation of an expanded propaganda apparatus.
Hard and obtrusive censorship.

World War II - Expanding the financing of propaganda and expanding media governance mechanisms.

Transition from censorship and control over the media to the management of military communications. Mass introduction of radio and cinema as new media.

This is the period of the flourishing of journalism in the US - the educated audience has got leisure and income. The competition between Havas, AP and UP is intensifying. Since 1939 the AR supplies information to the European media. Its general manager Kent Cooper decides to break the agreement with Havas, Wolf and Reuters and create their services in Europe. 1919 comes the first tabloid "New York Deilinus." Increased position of advertising in the press. There are more and more photos on the pages. In 1922, the world's first digest published in the states is the 62-page Reader's Digest, founded by De Witt Wallace. Since 1925 the literary public has been published. weekly magazine "New Yorker" by Harold Ross. In it one could find essays, short stories, reviews of the theater. An important event was an illustrated weekly news magazine "TIME" in 1923, on its cover there was a large photo, an audience - an educated middle class - young businessmen. Circulations of the publication were beyond - 200 thousand copies. It was on his model 10 years later that Newsweek was created. In the early 20's, commercial radio was born in the United States. "RCA" and "NBC" - COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING NETWORK start their work. Regular TV broadcasting in the United States has been conducted since 1939 - the broadcast of the World New York Fair. In addition, the states are progressing MONOPOLIZATION, there are the largest trusts, which for a long time held in their hands a huge number of media. A school of vocational training is being opened, Gallup is being created.

The period of the crisis of the workers' press in the United States, in Europe, the press of the left-wing views thrives. American journalism has become a "journalism of facts", in contrast to the "journalism of opinions" of Europe. After the war, propaganda activities are increasing. By the middle of the century, the expansion of TV in the United States is becoming urgent - now the telecom is a serious opponent of the press. Until the 50's TV was positioned as entertainment, in the 60's it became the main informant about the events. Allotted even the conditional date of "the end of the media age" - 1963 - the coverage in the TV of Kennedy's death and funeral. By the end of the 60s, out of the seven largest newspapers, there were three, among the "New York Times" and "NY Daily News." In this period the consumer society is formed, in the press more and more advertising.

How Did Journalists Work In World War 1?