Historian
discovers that the
Associated Press may
have worked a
little too
closely with Nazi Germany
The
Associated Press is in danger of being added to the long list of U.S. companies
that cooperated with Nazi Germany.
Historian Harriet Scharnberg has claimed in
a new journal article that during World War II, AP went as far as hiring Nazi propaganda ******rs as reporters in a bid to remain in Germany.
that would suggest
that the AP effectively assisted in Adolph Hitler's efforts to control the
Press domestically and spread misinformation around the world.
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The AP did this as part of its agreement with the Nazi party to remain in Germany under its rule. Many other media outlets were forced to leave the country due to the regime's*
strict regulation of the press, which*prevented the publication of anything
that could "weaken the strength of the Rich abroad or at home."
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