FCC Probes Ties Between Military and Pundits

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: dewayne () warpspeed com (Dewayne Hendricks)
Date: October 9, 2008 7:52:08 AM EDT
To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <xyzzy () warpspeed com>
Subject: [Dewayne-Net] FCC Probes Ties Between Military and Pundits

[Note:  This item comes from reader Jack Unger.  DLH]

From: Jack Unger <junger () ask-wi com>
Date: October 8, 2008 11:59:07 PM PDT
To: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com>
Subject: FCC Probes Ties Between Military and Pundits

The Federal Communications Commission has begun looking into  
allegations that the Pentagon recruited and, in effect, trained nearly  
two dozen retired military officers to promote the Bush  
administration's war policies in the news media.

A investigation published by The New York Times in May, "Message  
Machine <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/20/washington/ 
20generals.html>," found that the Pentagon "used those analysts in a  
campaign to generate favorable news coverage of the administration's  
wartime performance." Nineteen seemingly objective TV and radio  
analysts were given classified information and private briefings by  
senior White House, Justice and Defense Department officials,  
including Vice President *Dick Cheney*. And many of those analysts  
also had ties to military contractors, the Times reported.

The FCC earlier this month sent letters to people referenced in the  
Times' report asking for more information about the potential  
conflicts of interest. The FCC is focusing on whether the news outlets  
and the commentators violated federal rules for disclosing such  
potential conflicts <http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/10/07/america/Military-Analysts-FCC-Investigation.php 
>....

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