Question

why did Mussolini control the press and the radio?-Rise of Dictatorship

Answer 1

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Mussolini's Use of Arts and Media as Tool to Control Italians 

Mussolini had many methods of using people's own artistic talents to 
his own advantage, though the effectiveness of some of these methods 
is questionable. Mussolini used many different forms of media to 
communicate himself and his ideals. 
Perhaps the most effective of these was the use of the poster. A high 
proportion of Italy at this time was illiterate and the posters that 
were produced were attractive and portrayed 'Il duce' as a great man 
how had many interests and was grea at many things. the state 
constantly put up fresh posters for the regime, and also took down any 
anti-state posters. they were a great way of portraying in a glance 
how great Mussolini was supposed to have been. 
The newpapers and cinema were also used to try and control the 
thinking of the Italian people. However these two mediums of 
communication had difficulties as there was a high illiteracy rate and 
there was a general lack of enthusiasm for cinema going in Italy at 
that time. Only 10% of the population read Fascist run newspapers and 
most of the films on show at that time were from Holywood, so there 
was not the same oppotunity for Mussolini to exploit the cinema 
industry as Hitler had with his propaganda films such as 'The Eternal 
Jew'.