Question

the art of propaganda

Answer 1

John Grierson, head of the National Film Board, was a visionary. His counter-propaganda aimed to undo the glory of the Reich as portrayed by German film makers like Leni Riefenstahl. Grierson used Nazi films and amended them to make the enemy look as ridiculous as possible. Grierson: "the Germans were having victories and we had to make the victories look like less." One of his most famous achievements, which was shown multipe times around the world, made it look like Hitler was jumping for joy when he learned France had fallen. In fact, Grierson, had manufactured the clip after noticing that Hitler raised his leg while stepping backwards. He looped it repeatedly so it looked like Hitler was doing a jig

Answer 2

Propaganda is the art of persuasion - persuading others that your side is correct.