British Ministry of Information (WWII)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Ministry_of_Information_(WWII)

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:government_ministry
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dissolved	1946
gptkbp:formed	1939
gptkbp:headquarters_location	gptkb:London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British Ministry of Information (WWII)
gptkbp:influenced	public opinion during WWII British wartime culture postwar information policy
gptkbp:notable_campaign	gptkb:Dig_for_Victory gptkb:Keep_Calm_and_Carry_On gptkb:Careless_Talk_Costs_Lives
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Grosvenor_House gptkb:Senate_House,_University_of_London
gptkbp:notableEmployee	gptkb:Noel_Coward gptkb:George_Orwell gptkb:Edward_R._Murrow gptkb:J.B._Priestley
gptkbp:notableEvent	controversy over censorship closure in 1946 public criticism for secrecy reorganization in 1941
gptkbp:notablePublication	Home Intelligence Reports
gptkbp:oversees	gptkb:radio_station posters leaflets public information campaigns news bulletins film propaganda
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Wartime_Propaganda_Bureau
gptkbp:primeMinister	gptkb:Brendan_Bracken gptkb:Herbert_Morrison gptkb:Lord_Macmillan gptkb:Duff_Cooper
gptkbp:purpose	manage wartime information counter enemy propaganda coordinate press and broadcasting maintain public morale
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:BBC gptkb:Home_Office_(UK) gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence_(UK)
gptkbp:responsible_for	gptkb:propaganda gptkb:censorship information dissemination publicity public morale
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Central_Office_of_Information
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:F._H._K._Henrion gptkb:Dame_Freya_Stark
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8