Posted on 05/24/2004 5:25:51 AM PDT by The Wizard
I just heard that the networks are making an "in kind" donation to the Kerry Campaign by Not carrying the President's address.....I offer the following as a suggestion to the White House:
I would advise the networks involved that 1. they can remove their placements at the White House 2. The can recall their reporters from the daliy briefing 3. They will no longer be copied ahead of time on any speeches by the President 4. They will no longer be flying with the press corps to any battlefield locations.
Then I would give them 20 minutes to announce they are carrying the speech.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1141723/posts
On media strategy, planning, and manipulation. I don't know if the article is coorect but it's interesting to speculate.
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When I read campaign copy I keep two reference books handy, I reccomend both:
Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky
Propaganda by Edward Bernays -my favorite book next to:
Crystalizing Public Opinion Edward Bernays
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