What role did the media play in the war effort on the home front?

Introduction: During the war, media was everywhere, on lampposts, in shops, anywhere a person went they would see propaganda all around them. The media got into people's lives; it influenced them and cheered them up. It also told people about recent events, it kept them informed. Media took many forms in the war; there was radio, cinema, newspapers and posters. Television had no part in the war since the BBC went offline at the beginning …

…around you, you could joke about the day and listen to some comedy programmes. Entertainment was desperately needed to raise moral of the people, without it life may have just been a bit too monotonous. The media reinforced the community spirit; it made the people continue on in their everyday struggles. Each person in Britain was fighting Hitler in his or her own way. The media was responsible for this; it kept Britain fighting on.