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Pentagon "Spokesdrone" Does First Press Conference

mthompson — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:28:18 -0700

A sign of things to come? Following on the heels of the "Pentagon pundit" scandal, The Onion offers a glimpse of the Pentagon's future press strategy...

Webb Urges Halt to U.S. Propaganda In Iraq

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:21:33 -0700

FCC Probes Ties Between Military and Pundits

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:56:26 -0700

FCC to Probe Pentagon-Funded Information Campaign

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:52:08 -0700

FCC Examining TV Networks, Military Analysts

Stevie Converse — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:53:10 -0700

Adelstein Applauds FCC's Military Payola Probe

Stevie Converse — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:50:54 -0700

FCC to Probe Defense Department's 'Propaganda' Program

Stevie Converse — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:48:41 -0700

FCC Continues Probe of Iraq War Coverage

Stevie Converse — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:44:25 -0700

DeLauro Welcomes FCC Probe of Pentagon Program

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

FCC Seeks Info from Military TV Analysts

Stevie Converse — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:38:00 -0700

FCC Launches Inquiry over Iraq War Coverage

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:06:40 -0700

Hospital Flacks Spread Fake News

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:56:07 -0700

Don't Fall for Mortgage Infomercials Masquerading as 'News Networks'

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:48:16 -0700

Ethical Warning Issued on Health Care Coverage

Stevie Converse — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:22:50 -0700

Writers Guild West Calls for Real Time Disclosure of Product Placement and End to VNRs

Stevie Converse — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:40:55 -0700

In a letter sent yesterday from Writers Guild of America, West President Patric M. Verrone to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin, the WGAW urged FCC Chairman Martin to address disclosure issues arising from product integration within the entertainment industry, and in particular its rapidly increasing use in television programming.

Moyers on McClellan and White House Propaganda

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:19:15 -0700

BILL MOYERS: If you flipped on your television these last few days there was no escaping former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan. He was on just about every television show except "Desperate Housewives" and "Sponge Bob Square Pants", he was relentlessly flogging his new, tell-all book, What Happened.

SCOTT McCLELLAN: This is an indictment of the culture in Washington. . .

Pentagon Pundits, Media Reform and Talking Back to Bill O'Reilly

Stevie Converse — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:18:51 -0700

As Paul Schmelzer wrote on the Minnesota Independent website, "There were two National Conferences on Media Reform in Minneapolis over the weeken

FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein Speaks at National Conference for Media Reform

Stevie Converse — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:08:34 -0700

Last night, Dan Rather validated all of our deepest concerns and worst fears about how corporate media has abandoned its sense of responsibility. To make a buck, they are transforming real journalism into infotainment.

Senate Bill Would Block Pentagon Propaganda

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:51:11 -0700

On Monday, Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.), Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) introduced S. 3099, a bill that prohibits the Defense Department from using government funds to spread propaganda.

Senate Bill Would Block Pentagon Propaganda

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:43:00 -0700

WASHINGTON -- On Monday, Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.), Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) introduced S. 3099, a bill that prohibits the Defense Department from using government funds to spread propaganda.