
Nikolia Apostolou
Journalist at Freelance
Resource Center Director at Global Investigative Journalism Network
@GIJN's Resource Center director. Media trainer. Formerly, correspondent for US & European media. Bylines include @bbc, @nytimes, @usatoday, @ap, and all.
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3 weeks ago |
gijn.org | Andrew W. Lehren |Nikolia Apostolou
When Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany in 1933, he hired a leading American public relations executive, Ivy Lee, to advise the Nazis on how to reduce international fears over their regime. Lee’s recommendations included arranging conciliatory meetings with diplomats and burnishing Hitler’s image by seeking favorable coverage from US journalists — actions we now call lobbying. Hitler’s propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels, acted on Lee’s advice. As a result, Congress probed Lee’s dealings.
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