Persuading the Home Front
The Communication Surrounding the World War I Campaign to “Knit” Patriotism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11371663 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marcy Leasum Orwig (0000-0002-4477-0184, Business Communication, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, WI, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 60-82 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Communication Inquiry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0196-8599 • E-ISSN: 1552-4612 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0196859916670149 |
| OpenAlex | W2522915687 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 15 |
Government public relations are often viewed as propaganda. However, one’s own perspective has much to do with how the communications are perceived. One example of American propaganda is linked to World War I. While there has been research devoted to the patriotic posters and films of this era, other forms of media during this same time period have been largely overlooked. This article, therefore, presents research on the communications surrounding the “Knit Your Bit” campaign, which the American Red Cross conducted with help from the U.S. government-sponsored Committee on Public Information. The campaign persuaded knitters on the home front to knit for the troops using content in the major women’s magazine of the day: Ladies’ Home Journal. This article considers how the overlooked campaign contributed to efforts to generate patriotism during World War I and how social, political, and economic factors affected the communications
Advertising · Front (military · Government (linguistics · Home front · Media studies · Patriotism · Period (music · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Public relations · Sociology · World War II · Engineering · Law · Media Studies and Communication
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |