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violent, anti-Jewish newspaper, and Dr. Joseph Goebbels,
minister of propaganda, were all willing to carry out
all aspects of Hitler's requirements. They would stop at
nothing, including sentencing to death recalcitrant members
of the news media.
By maintaining total control over the press, Hitler
was able to turn the newspapers into vehicles of propa-
ganda that printed atrocious lies about the Jews, whom
Hitler had long hated and was using as a scapegoat.
Since the press was totally controlled, there was no
way that the people could gain access to information that
would allow them to see into this widespread printing of
falsehoods. From Hitler's point of view, this was a good
effect achieved from the control of the press because it
allowed him to turn thousands of Germans against the
Jews.
It was crucial for Hitler to maintain control of the
press because his pholosophies and ideas about the road
that Germany should take in the future could cause deep
divisions in the country if opposing views were given a
chance to be aired in the public. Hitler realized that
the only way to promote hatred and racial prejudice against
the Jews was to present only one side of the issue. He
knew that if no voice could be raised in opposition in
the newspapers, the presentation of insidious information
about the Jews could slide as deeply into slander as the
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McConal, Billy Jon. How Hitler Controlled the Press, thesis, May 1982; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc504092/m1/90/?rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .