Pentagon Propaganda

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The War Pundits: Sam Power, McJoan, Danner, Mitchell

Ari Melber | Posted 07.17.2008 | Media

Read More: Mcjoan, Greg Mitchell, Samantha Power, Ari Melber, Punditocracy, Netroots Nation, Pentagon Pundits, Pundits, War Coveevrage, Media Reform, Msm, Media, Iraq, Pentagon Propaganda, Mark Danner, War Pundits, Media News

By relying too heavily on government sources from one party, most pre-Iraq war coverage misstated the threat and drastically underplayed opposition to the war among experts, political elites, and the general public.

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House Votes to Ban Pentagon Propaganda: Networks Still Silent

Josh Silver | Posted 05.24.2008 | Media

Read More: Iraq War, Propaganda, Pentagon, Armstrong Williams, Department of Defense, Pentagon Propaganda, Pentagon Pundit Scandal, Media News

This is not the last time this media blight will rear its ugly head, and as long as it does, the American public will continue to be led by the nose to support disastrous wars, policies and politicians.

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Rumsfeld Told His Media Committee Our Enemies Are So Dastardly That They Have Media Committees

Jonathan Schwarz | Posted 05.19.2008 | Media

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Among the documents the New York Times pried loose from the Pentagon for their story on TV military analysts are the records from a December 12, 2006 meeting some of the analysts had with Donald Rumsfeld.

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The Military Analyst Scandal Dies -- Even on NPR?

Harry Shearer | Posted 05.08.2008 | Media

Read More: Military Analysts, Journalism, Npr, National Public Radio, New York Times, Pentagon Propaganda, Media News

Maybe we're not surprised anymore when hidden motives paraded before us are ignored by the corporate media. Have we also moved beyond public radio being held to a higher standard?

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'Message Force Multiplier' Scandal: Networks Assailed For 'Deafening Silence'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.08.2008 | Politics

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Michael Calderone and Avi Zenilman run down the ongoing effort to get network and cable news outlets to come clean on their use of "message force mult...

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Investigate the Pentagon Pundit Program

John Kerry | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics

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Now that the Pentagon has announced this program has been suspended, what steps are being taken to make sure it never happens again?

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Unearthed: News of the Week the Mainstream Media Forgot to Report

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle | Posted 05.03.2008 | Media

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Scientists ordered to lie by Bush administration; Pentagon suspends its illegal retired military analyst program; Rumsfeld's propaganda; Federal Elections Commission paralyzed.

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Top Democrat: Investigate "Potentially Illegal" Military Propaganda Program

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.02.2008 | Politics

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One of Congress' leading progressive figures sent a harsh letter to the Department of Defense on Friday demanding an investigation into reports of an ...

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As Fort Bragg Crumbles...

Max and the Marginalized | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics

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Each week a new national outrage goes underreported. Last week it was the Pentagon puppets, this week it's the deplorable living conditions at Fort Bragg.

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Roy Sekoff with Dan Abrams on the Media's Obsession with Rev. Wright

Huff TV | Posted 05.01.2008 | Media

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Why Big Media is Mum about Its Propaganda Habit

Timothy Karr | Posted 05.01.2008 | Media

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The Bush administration's propaganda wouldn't have spread far if it weren't for its cozy relationship with media outlets like Fox, ABC, NBC, CBS and CNN.

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Shameful Days: Why Won't The Media Pursue the Pentagon Propaganda Scandal?

Arianna Huffington | Posted 04.30.2008 | Media

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The near-complete blackout on the Pentagon propaganda story, self-imposed by the culpable news organizations, is a despicable abdication of their role as a constitutionally protected check on our government. Read More Probing a Political Paradox: Why the Discredited Right Still Sets the Agenda and Dominates the Debate How is it that the 28 percent of the population that continues to support George W. Bush no matter how many bodies pile up in Iraq, how many jobs disappear overseas, or how high gas prices get, continues to dominate our politics? Read More Watch Arianna On: Good Morning America, 20/20, Charlie Rose, Real Time, The Situation Room, AC 360, CNN's Election Center, and MobLogic TV

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Times Let 'Pentagon Pipeline' Story Die On Its Front Page

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.28.2008 | Politics

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The aftermath of the story, for the Times, has been one of scant follow-up, lost scoops, and poor comparison when set alongside similar journalistic efforts.

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Fox News Still Featuring Pentagon Pundits

Josh Silver | Posted 04.28.2008 | Media

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Fox is still airing -- without disclosure -- two of the exposed pundits, Robert H. Scales and Thomas McInerney. See them for yourself.

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Pentagon Suspends Military Media Analysts Program

AFP | Posted 04.28.2008 | Media

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AFP reports: The Pentagon has suspended a public affairs program that has come under fire for using retired military "media analysts" as surrogates t...

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Military Propaganda Pushed Me Off TV

Jeff Cohen | Posted 04.28.2008 | Media

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The major TV networks were not hoodwinked by a Pentagon propaganda scheme. No government agency forced MSNBC to repeatedly feature the hawkish generals unopposed.

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PBS Breaks Media Blackout of Pentagon Propaganda Bombshell

Ari Melber | Posted 04.25.2008 | Media

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While most TV news organizations have refused to report or even comment on the bombshell Times article, PBS just aired an important segment on the controversy.

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On the Pentagon Pundits and Why Lying is Still a Loser in the End

Chuck Spinney | Posted 04.24.2008 | Politics

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The domestic psyops operation is a perverted vision of how to go about building up and sustaining the internal national political cohesion of a nation at war.

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Influencing Our Analysts: A Crisis in Trust and Credibility

Rep. Ike Skelton | Posted 04.24.2008 | Politics

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It hurts me to my core to think that there are retired officers who have decided to cash in and essentially prostitute themselves on the basis of their previous positions within the Department of Defense.

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Since No One's Making Any Noise About the Pentagon Sock Puppets...

Max and the Marginalized | Posted 04.24.2008 | Media

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The networks in question have all but refused to make any noise about this, so we did.

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TV's Response to Pentagon Propaganda? Never Happened

Josh Silver | Posted 04.24.2008 | Media

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In the ensuing days of the revelations of pro-war propaganda on our major TV news outlets, these same outlets are either dismissing the damning revelations or pretending they never happened.

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NYT: Heal Thyself from Pentagon Spin and Conflicts of Interest

Robert Naiman | Posted 04.23.2008 | Media

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News media have a responsibility to warn their audience when a commentator has an economic interest in the issue they discuss.

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The Latest Proof that the Karl Rove Playbook Has Become the MSM's Bible

Arianna Huffington | Posted 04.21.2008 | Media

The mainstream media seems intent on confirming that it has so internalized the Right's framing and messages they have now become part of its DNA. The first of the latest round of exhibits proving this was offered into evidence during last week's ABC debate. This was followed by the New York Times' epic revelation of the unseemly complicity between the Pentagon and the media in delivering the Bush administration's talking points on Iraq via "a kind of Trojan media horse" -- Pentagon-approved, prepped, and financially-enriched "military analysts" dutifully parroting the Bush party line, with nary a raised eyebrow from the TV stations and newspapers offering these highly-decorated sock puppets their prestigious platforms. And it's not just the media. Witness Hillary Clinton repeating the Rove-promoted lie that MoveOn was against intervention in Afghanistan after 9/11.

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Video: Pentagon Pundit Scandal in 4 Minutes

Josh Silver | Posted 04.21.2008 | Media

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That Government-sanctioned propaganda has been allowed to continue undisclosed for years is an indictment of both this White House and a docile American media.

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The Pentagon's Spin Machine

Jon Soltz | Posted 04.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pentagon, Iraq War, Anthony Zinni, Paul Eaton, Torie Clarke, John Batiste, Media, Wesley Clark, Media Bias, Pentagon Analysts, Pentagon PR, Pentagon Propaganda, Politics News

As far as too many networks are concerned, retired senior officials with no experience in the current conflicts are more credible than the troops who actually fought in the wars.

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