« The Campaign of Truth » : propagande et fabrique de la vérité sous Truman

This article addresses the following questions : At the end of World War II, what techniques were used to convince Americans and Congress of the merits of an international propaganda program ? How did President Truman transform the journalistic paradigm into one of truth as propaganda ? From 1945 to...

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Auteur principal: Ricaud, Raphaël
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spelling cairn-RFEA_133_0024RFEARevue française d’études américaines https://shs.cairn.info/revue-francaise-d-etudes-americaines-2012-3-page-24?lang=fr https://doi.org/10.3917/rfea.133.0024 « The Campaign of Truth » : propagande et fabrique de la vérité sous Truman Ricaud, Raphaël2013 « campagne de vérité »diplomatie publiqueÉtats-UnisHarry S. Trumanmédiaspropagandepublic diplomacyCampaign of Truthforeign policyHarry S. Trumanmediapropagandapublic diplomacyUnited Statesfre Revue française d’études américaines | 133 | 3 | 2013-05-01 | p. 24-37 | 0397-7870 RFEA_13357 This article addresses the following questions : At the end of World War II, what techniques were used to convince Americans and Congress of the merits of an international propaganda program ? How did President Truman transform the journalistic paradigm into one of truth as propaganda ? From 1945 to 1947, the United States and the Soviet Union went from being wartime allies to international rivals. In this fight, the United States wished to be seen as waging an ideological battle. But by the end of WWII, its propaganda apparatus had been dismantled. Private press propaganda, considered to be more acceptable in peacetime, would replace the wartime program. Yet this journalistic propaganda had little impact abroad. Truman responded with the “Campaign of Truth.” Again, the private press—not the U.S. government—was supposed to be its international vector. However, in spite of the insistent rhetoric on transparency and truth, the practices of the CIA remained secret.Cairn free access
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topic « campagne de vérité »
diplomatie publique
États-Unis
Harry S. Truman
médias
propagande
public diplomacy
Campaign of Truth
foreign policy
Harry S. Truman
media
propaganda
public diplomacy
United States
spellingShingle « campagne de vérité »
diplomatie publique
États-Unis
Harry S. Truman
médias
propagande
public diplomacy
Campaign of Truth
foreign policy
Harry S. Truman
media
propaganda
public diplomacy
United States
Ricaud, Raphaël
« The Campaign of Truth » : propagande et fabrique de la vérité sous Truman
topic_facet « campagne de vérité »
diplomatie publique
États-Unis
Harry S. Truman
médias
propagande
public diplomacy
Campaign of Truth
foreign policy
Harry S. Truman
media
propaganda
public diplomacy
United States
description This article addresses the following questions : At the end of World War II, what techniques were used to convince Americans and Congress of the merits of an international propaganda program ? How did President Truman transform the journalistic paradigm into one of truth as propaganda ? From 1945 to 1947, the United States and the Soviet Union went from being wartime allies to international rivals. In this fight, the United States wished to be seen as waging an ideological battle. But by the end of WWII, its propaganda apparatus had been dismantled. Private press propaganda, considered to be more acceptable in peacetime, would replace the wartime program. Yet this journalistic propaganda had little impact abroad. Truman responded with the “Campaign of Truth.” Again, the private press—not the U.S. government—was supposed to be its international vector. However, in spite of the insistent rhetoric on transparency and truth, the practices of the CIA remained secret.
author Ricaud, Raphaël
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author_sort Ricaud, Raphaël
title « The Campaign of Truth » : propagande et fabrique de la vérité sous Truman
title_short « The Campaign of Truth » : propagande et fabrique de la vérité sous Truman
title_full « The Campaign of Truth » : propagande et fabrique de la vérité sous Truman
title_fullStr « The Campaign of Truth » : propagande et fabrique de la vérité sous Truman
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