Journalist: Health and Human Servicesnew media policy ‘Soviet-style power grab’

Daily Caller ^ | 9/27/11 | C.J. Ciaramella

[Nachum]

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released new guidelines for employees dealing with reporters, and some journalists are none too pleased about it. The new media policy requires all HHS employees to notify the agency’s office of public affairs about contact with the media and coordinate any interview requests with the office. It also discourages off-the-record conversations without prior approval. Jim Dickinson, editor of FDA Webview and FDA Review, issued a scathing critique of the new guidelines.

[Nachum]

Da, Da comrade Obamsky. You have done well.

[Nachum]

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[GeronL]

The EPA wants 230,000 more bureaucrats, an Army of Bureaucrats to keep us in line.

[wolfman23601]

Honestly, this is typical of any employer.

[Uncle Ike]

First indications of S510 (Food ‘Safety’ Act) coming online??

[ken21]

soviet style jourbalism.

[Nachum]

soviet style jourbalism.

Gerbilism. I like it.

[Lockbox]

Gerbilism

Defined: News only suitable to be inserted into (well you get the concept).

[little jeremiah]

Ahem - these are PUBLIC employees, OUR TAX MONEY pays their salaries. DHHS is not a private company!

[SatinDoll]

The Federal Government and its employees work for thee and me; that is not true of employees of a privately owned business.

Big difference.

[philman_36]

Well if this doesn’t break the MSM/press out of their malaise I don’t know what will. They’re being stepped on, and hard.

[philman_36]

Honestly, this is typical of any employer.
The government isn't your typical employer.

[Freedom56v2]

Wow, the US is moving from soft to hard tyranny...add this move to the suggestion by NC Dem governor that we should suspend elections for the sake of finding jobs.....