Monday, March 15, 2004
Manufacturing the news?
From today's New York Times:
U.S. Videos, for TV News, Come Under Scrutiny
By ROBERT PEAR
Published: March 15, 2004
WASHINGTON, March 14 — Federal investigators are scrutinizing television segments in which the Bush administration paid people to pose as journalists praising the benefits of the new Medicare law, which would be offered to help elderly Americans with the costs of their prescription medicines.
Now if they can only get similar segments on Iraq and the economy planted, they just might win re-election.
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U.S. Videos, for TV News, Come Under Scrutiny
By ROBERT PEAR
Published: March 15, 2004
WASHINGTON, March 14 — Federal investigators are scrutinizing television segments in which the Bush administration paid people to pose as journalists praising the benefits of the new Medicare law, which would be offered to help elderly Americans with the costs of their prescription medicines.
Now if they can only get similar segments on Iraq and the economy planted, they just might win re-election.
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