"Static: Government Liars,Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back" "Under the Bush administration, at least twenty federal agencies have spent $250 million creating hundreds of fake television news segments that are sent to local stations. State Department official Patricia Harrison (she became president of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in 2005) told Congress in 2003 that the Bush administration considers its "good news" segments to be "powerful strategic tools" for influencing public opinion. "The Government Accountability Office, the investigative arem of
Congress, had a different term for it: "covert propaganda." In four different reports in 2005, the GAO detailed how the Bush administration had broken the law. The administration's response: The White House instructed the heads of all government agencies in a March 2005 letter to disregard the GAO findings on covert propaganda."
Amy will sign copies of her book, available for sale at the 3rd Annual Progressive Celebration. Below is what I received in a e-mail from the SCPA. I attended last years lecture and plan to attend this one also. AMY GOODMAN IS GUEST SPEAKER AT 3RD ANNUAL PROGRESSIVE CELEBRATION Sat. Feb. 10, Melbourne 7pm (doors open 5:30pm) GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS AVAILABLE. $15 advance, $20 at door (if available). Friends of Amy reserved seating are SOLD OUT. On Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007, as part of SCPA's 3rd Annual Progressive Celebration, award-winning journalist, author and Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman will speak on topics covered in her new book, "Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back." Amy will sign copies of her book, available for sale at the event. We expect a sell-out crowd. Co-sponsored by public radio station WFIT 89.5FM. (Hear Amy Goodman and Democracy Now! Mon-Fri 9-10am on WFIT 89.5FM.) LOCATION: Melbourne, Florida Tech campus.
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