Rosa DeLauro

DeLauro Welcomes FCC Probe of Pentagon Program

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:58:20 -0700

Military Public Relations Effort Faces Inquiry

Stevie Converse — Tue, 27 May 2008 04:41:27 -0700

The Pentagon's internal watchdog is investigating a government public relations effort that relied on retired military officers to defend the administration's Iraq war policies.

DeLauro Fights Use of Retired Generals to Justify Iraq War

Stevie Converse — Tue, 27 May 2008 04:25:02 -0700

Rep. Rosa DeLauro's long-standing frustration about government propaganda has been reactivated by the recent revelation that the Bush administration recruited retired generals and armed them with the administration's pro-war message to deliver on television news shows.

Two Inquiries Set on Pentagon Publicity Effort

Stevie Converse — Tue, 27 May 2008 04:10:44 -0700

The inspector general’s office at the Defense Department announced on Friday that it would investigate a Pentagon public affairs program that sought to transform retired military officers who work as television and radio analysts into “message force multipliers” who could be counted on to echo Bush administration talking points about Iraq, Afghanistan, Guantánamo and terrorism in general.

'Deafening' Silence on Analyst Story

Stevie Converse — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:03:16 -0700

Even with countless media outlets available these days, a Sunday New York Times cover story could always be counted on to send a jolt through the television news cycle.

FCC Urged to Look into Pentagon Analysts

Stevie Converse — Thu, 08 May 2008 05:20:32 -0700

The Federal Communications Commission is the latest federal agency being asked by members of Congress to investigate the Pentagon's use of network and cable military analysts.

Hill Wants FCC to Investigate DOD 'Experts' Program

Stevie Converse — Wed, 07 May 2008 05:11:47 -0700

A pair of powerful legislators want to know whether news networks bear any culpability related to a Department of Defense program to recruit ex-military officers to talk up Iraq and other policies on TV, online and elsewhere.

FCC Asked to Probe TV 'Surrogates' by Top Lawmakers

Stevie Converse — Wed, 07 May 2008 05:06:29 -0700

Two top lawmakers have asked the Federal Communications Commission to investigate the Pentagon's use of retired military officers as "surrogates" on television news.

Congressmen Urge Probe of Defense Dept.’s Influence on Military Analysts

Stevie Converse — Mon, 05 May 2008 09:17:00 -0700

A group of congressmen is calling on the Pentagon’s Inspector General to probe whether the Department of Defense went too far in trying to sway the opinions of military analysts on network and cable TV shows in behalf of the Iraq war in ways that may have been illegal.