Media in the 1940's

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Media in the 1940's
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Includes...

• Movies
• Radio
• Advertisements
• Newspaper/Magazine Articles

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WWII Posters
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....and Advertisements!
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Who Knew?
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More advertisements
Once upon a time, the rich, sweetly pungent smoke
of tobacco offered more than dreary old diseases
like emphysema and lung cancer. It promised
sophistication, sex appeal, even longevity
itself.
GILLETTE A well-recognized radio jingle--"Look
sharp, feel sharp..."
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RADIO!
dominant form of media war info faster than
papers current news more economical
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RADIO!
In the early 1940's, radio programs reflected
America's involvement in World War II. As the
number of news and human interest programs grew,
evening variety, musical, quiz, and audience
participation programs shrunk.
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Escape
The number of hours per week devoted to news
broadcasts nearly doubled.
This abundance of war news that propelled the
spectacular growth of evening dramatic programs.
As listeners grew tired of war talk, they turned
to other programs for escape
The forms that offered the most escape were
comedy-variety, comedy drama, and thriller drama.
By the end of this period, networks offered 47
hours a week of dramatic programs
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CasablancaBambi
Movies! Movies! Movies!

• 1942

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CASABLANCA
Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in
film about the personal tragedy and occupation
of war.
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The Prince of the Forest relives his happy
childhood with friends Thumper, Flower, Faline,
Friend Owl, and all the wonderful creatures of
the forest!