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	<title><![CDATA[PBS Breaks Media Blackout of Pentagon Propaganda Bombshell]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ari-melber/pbs-breaks-media-blackout_b_98616.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>While most TV news organizations have refused to report or even comment on the bombshell <em>Times</em> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/20/washington/20generals.html?_r=1&amp;scp=1&amp;sq=behind+tv+analysts&amp;st=nyt&amp;oref=login">article</a> exposing a <a href="http://www.thenation.com/blogs/notion/313313">secret Pentagon propaganda</a> campaign to sell Iraq policy, <a href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/media/jan-june08/tvgenerals_04-24.html">PBS</a> just aired an important segment on the controversy. PBS' Judy Woodruff kicked off the debate with a disturbing summary of the current media blackout:<br />
<blockquote>For the record, we invited Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, CBS, ABC and NBC to participate but they declined our offer or did not respond.</blockquote></p>

<p>John Stauber,...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Media]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-05-03T05:12:00-04:00</date_published>
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