What we are seeing in the media today is a result of repeal of the Smith Mundt repeal – added to the NDAA of 2013.
US Repeals Propaganda Ban, Spreads Government-Made News to Americans
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3043041/posts
http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/07/12/us_backs_off_propaganda_ban_spreads_government_made_news_to_americans#sthash.gnLtZODf.dpbs
See post 7 and 10 on thread below
Federally sponsored radio and TV programs coming soon to cable
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3045854/posts
http://www.examiner.com/article/federally-sponsored-radio-and-tv-programs-coming-soon-to-cable
U.S. NEWSCAST IDEA ASSAILED
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3045891/posts
Jan 1946 Newspaper clipping with google website link.
Good links. Thanks.
I don’t think that the NYT piece would necessarily fall under the classification of “Government Made News”. I think that having operatives inside a major news organization for years masquerading as news is a horse of a different color.
Something closer to treason. But then, that’s just my opinion.