Media Minutes for August 28, 2009
Producer: Stevie Converse and Candace Clement
Length: 5:04

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Summer 2009 has been the season of Astroturf. And the best way to combat it is to expose these phony grassroots organizations at every turn. August is typically quiet in Washington, D.C., but statistics have been loud and clear in illustrating the impact of government media policy on communities across America.

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