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George Edward Creel (December 1, 1876 – October 2, 1953) was an American investigative journalist and writer, a politician and government official. He served as the head of the United States Committee on Public Information, a propaganda organization created by President Woodrow Wilson during World War I .
George Creel (born December 1, 1876, Lafayette county, Missouri, U.S.—died October 2, 1953, San Francisco, California) was an American writer and newspaperman who, as head of the U.S. publicity bureau during World War I, did much to shape subsequent government programs of publicity and propaganda.
In 1917, on the brink of the U.S. entry into the Great War, a man named George Creel wrote a letter to President Woodrow Wilson. Creel was a journalist who had dabbled in politics, most notably...
Nov 14, 2019 · George Creel (December 1, 1876—October 2, 1953) was a newspaper reporter, politician, and author who, as chairman of the U.S. Committee on Public Information during World War I, sought to gain public support for the war effort and shaped government publicity and propaganda efforts for years to come.
Filmmaker Amanda Pollack discusses George Creel — the man tasked with selling the Great War to the American people.
George Creel is most famous as Chairman of the Committee on Public Information (CPI) in the United States during the First World War. Under his leadership, the CPI pioneered public relations and propaganda techniques that were later used both by governments and corporations to manage and manipulate public opinion.
George Creel. December 1, 1876 Lafayette County, Missouri October 2, 1953 San Francisco, California. Journalist, government bureaucrat. Journalist George Creel was a pioneer in applying the tools of modern advertising and public relations to the cause of national unity during World War I.
