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Iraq: Satellite Link Allows White House to Bypass TV Networks
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 08:38:28 -0500
Delivered-To: dfarber+ () ux13 sp cs cmu edu Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 00:20:18 -0500 From: Richard Forno <rforno () infowarrior org> Subject: FW: Iraq: Satellite Link Allows White House to Bypass TV Networks To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>, Declan McCullagh <declan () well com> Can anyone say "domestic information operations designed to gain favorable public support before the 2004 elections?" I wonder how bad the spin is going to be.... Rick -infowarrior.org Pentagon Plans Iraq Channel Satellite Link Allows White House to Bypass TV Networks By Mike Allen Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, November 15, 2003; Page A17 In an escalation of White House efforts to circumvent what President Bush calls the news media "filter," the Pentagon plans to launch a 24-hour satellite channel from Baghdad to make it easier for U.S. television stations to air government-authorized news about Iraq. The satellite link, dubbed "C-SPAN Baghdad" within the administration, is to go on the air in a week or two. It begins at a time when guerrilla violence in Iraq is increasing and the White House is revising and accelerating plans to transfer governing authority to Iraqis. Administration officials assert that U.S. news organizations have emphasized violence and setbacks in occupied Iraq while playing down progress. The officials say the satellite capability is designed to help local stations interview U.S. authorities in Iraq and offer live coverage of military ceremonies and briefings relevant to their geographic areas. < snip > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42547-2003Nov14.html ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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