Extreme Regime • Profit Puffing Media Hypnosis Program
• Starting To Be Recognized?
Washington Post Editorial Sez:
"WHAT DOES Jon Stewart of 'The Daily Show' have in
common with the Bush administration? They're both
unabashed about putting out fake news...
This technique is both illegal and unwise. As a legal matter,
the prepackaged news releases run afoul of the prohibition
on the use of government funds for domestic 'propaganda.'
The administration's interpretation -- it's okay to hide the
source as long as the spot is 'purely informational' -- is
untenable: Highlighting some 'facts' and leaving out others
can be even more persuasive than outright advocacy, which
is why the administration chose this device. More important,
this kind of propaganda masquerading as news is a deceitful
way for a democratic government to do business; fake
journalists paid by the government to deliver its version of
news are as disturbing as real commentators paid by the
government to tout its views. White House press secretary
Scott McClellan defended the video news releases on
Monday as 'an informational tool to provide factual
information to the American people.' Nice sentiment, but
why, exactly, wouldn't the administration want to let the
people in on one of the most salient facts: who, really, is
doing the talking?"
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