United States Office of War Information

Office of War Information

OWI
Agency overview
Formed	June 13, 1942 (1942-06-13)
Preceding agencies	Office of Facts and Figures Office of Government Reports Division of Information Committee on Public Information (WWI)
Dissolved	September 15, 1945 (1945-09-15)
Superseding agencies	State USIS, Office of Strategic Services, Central Intelligence Agency
Jurisdiction	United States Government
Headquarters	Washington, D.C., United States
Parent agency	Office for Emergency Management
Child agencies	Foreign Information Service Bureau of Intelligence Psychological Warfare Branch Book and Magazine Bureau, Extensive Surveys Division, Bureau of Public Inquiries, Bureau of Motion Pictures, Propaganda Intelligence Section, etc.

The United States Office of War Information (OWI) was a United States government agency created during World War II. The OWI operated from June 1942 until September 1945. Through radio broadcasts, newspapers, posters, photographs, films and other forms of media, the OWI was the connection between the battlefront and civilian communities. The office also established several overseas branches, which launched a large-scale information and propaganda campaign abroad. From 1942 to 1945, the OWI reviewed film scripts, flagging material which portrayed the United States in a negative light, including anti-war sentiment.