Editing Freedom of the press (section)

====Nazi Germany (1933–1945)====
[[File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-1989-0821-502,_Joseph_Goebbels.jpg|thumb|[[Joseph Goebbels]]' [[Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda]] was a driving force of suppressing freedom of the press in Nazi Germany.]]
In 1933, freedom of the press was suppressed in [[Nazi Germany]] by the [[Reichstag Fire Decree]] of President [[Paul von Hindenburg]], just as [[Adolf Hitler]] was coming to power. Hitler suppressed freedom of the press through [[Joseph Goebbels]]' [[Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Green | first1=Jonathon |last2=Karolides |first2=Nicholas J. |title=Encyclopedia of Censorship|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bunHURgi7FcC&pg=PA194|year=2014|edition=2nd|publisher=Infobase Publishing|pages=194–196|isbn =9781438110011}}</ref> The Ministry acted as a central control point for all media, issuing orders as to what stories could be run and what stories would be suppressed. Anyone involved in the film industry, from directors to the lowliest assistant, had to sign an oath of loyalty to the [[Nazi Party]] due to the opinion-changing power Goebbels perceived movies to have; Goebbels himself maintained some personal control over every single film made in Nazi Europe. Journalists who crossed the Propaganda Ministry were routinely imprisoned.