1. Anti-Communist Propaganda

2. The Media & Propaganda
The media and entertainment industries were also fueling the fear with anti-communist propaganda
The news coverage of high profile espionage cases were very anti-communist
Literature and film had a new evil empire to represent (Soviet communists replace Nazis)

3. Create this chart in your journal and take notes as you discuss
Propaganda
Techniques
Effect

4. Video-Skip these for today
The next three slides have video clips on them with propaganda. Because of our 6 snow days, we don’t have time to watch these in class. 
I recommend watching these at some point over your midwinter break to use in your future seminar.

5. Paramount News Special: 1947, Year of Division
2:25
A clip from Paramount’s collection of end of the year highlights put together from a series of their news reels all year long.

6. “Make Mine Freedom” 1948 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz9fX_HfsXA
What is “ism”? What’s the message of the cartoon?
Low quality video…sorry 

7. “HE May Be A Communist” 1951
In this set of clips, Americans are shown how to spot a communist:

8. Propaganda analysis Discussion
As you scroll through the propaganda, consider the following and take notes based on your observations. Consider the social hysteria model as you examine the propaganda.
What rhetorical appeals stand out to you?
What propaganda techniques do you see?
What are the intended effects of these techniques on the viewer?

9. Is This Tomorrow:  America Under Communism is a 48-page Soviet America cautionary tale that presents a wonderfully over-the-top speculative narrative on just how easy it would be for Communists to take over the United States.
The next 6 slides are from this comic book.

10. “It wasn’t long after the end of the second World War that Communist forces in America seized their chance. The story is sad…the end tragic…but this is the way it began…”

22. Pushing Back Against the Hysteria
Ironically, while the media helped initially fuel the hysteria, they would also be the group that would first stand up against it publically
Standing up against it personally put any journalist in the line of fire for accusations and blacklisting
Herblock (Herbert Block) an editorial cartoonist for the Washington Post was one the most avid critics of the Red Scare and McCarthyism

23. Political cartoon analysis
As you examine political cartoons, consider the features of the text type.
Look for:
Irony, hyperbole, and satire
Word bubbles, captions, labels
Images that stand out to you
Use of Rhetorical appeals
Consider:
What makes a political cartoon a “safer” place to challenge and critique?
What is the effect of the cartoon on the reader and what creates that effect?
How is Herblock challenging Mccarthy?

24. Create this chart in your journals & Take notes as you discuss
Political Cartoon
Techniques
Effect