When the wonderful obama repealed the Smith-Mundt Act of 1948, he made it LEGAL for the govt. to use propaganda

[Theowl32]

Apple Pie Propaganda? The Smith–Mundt Act Before and After the Repeal of the Domestic Dissemination Ban​

https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/nulr/vol109/iss2/7
Sager, Weston R. | January 1, 2015
For over sixty years, the Smith–Mundt Act prohibited the U.S. Department of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) from disseminating government-produced programming within the United States over fears that these agencies would “propagandize” the American people. However, in 2013, Congress abolished the domestic dissemination ban, which has led to a heated debate about the role of the federal government in free public discourse. Although the 2013 repeal of the domestic dissemination ban promotes greater government transparency and may help counter anti-American sentiment at home, it also gives the federal government great power to covertly influence public opinion. To curb the potential harm of surreptitious government propaganda, while also preserving the benefits of repeal, this Note advocates for requiring the State Department and the BBG to clearly attribute any government-produced programming these agencies disseminate within the United States. This Note contends that attribution can be best accomplished in one of two ways: by passing new attribution legislation similar to that of the failed Truth in Broadcasting Act of 2005 or by expanding the judicially created government speech doctrine to require these agencies to properly attribute any materials they distribute to the American public.

Apple Pie Propaganda? The Smith–Mundt Act Before and After the Repeal of the Domestic Dissemination Ban - Northwestern University Law Review

For over sixty years, the Smith–Mundt Act prohibited the U.S. Department of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) from disseminating government-produced programming within the United States over fears that these agencies would “propagandize” the American people. However, in 2013...

northwesternlawreview.org

I remember this. That was the day objective journalism died.

SO TRUMP WAS RIGHT AGAIN!! IT IS FAKE NEWS...

That would include BTW the so called "fact checkers."

 

[MarathonMike]

Obama has done more damage to America than any President since LBJ.

 

[rampart]

Apple Pie Propaganda? The Smith–Mundt Act Before and After the Repeal of the Domestic Dissemination Ban​

Apple Pie Propaganda? The Smith–Mundt Act Before and After the Repeal of the Domestic Dissemination Ban
Sager, Weston R. | January 1, 2015
For over sixty years, the Smith–Mundt Act prohibited the U.S. Department of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) from disseminating government-produced programming within the United States over fears that these agencies would “propagandize” the American people. However, in 2013, Congress abolished the domestic dissemination ban, which has led to a heated debate about the role of the federal government in free public discourse. Although the 2013 repeal of the domestic dissemination ban promotes greater government transparency and may help counter anti-American sentiment at home, it also gives the federal government great power to covertly influence public opinion. To curb the potential harm of surreptitious government propaganda, while also preserving the benefits of repeal, this Note advocates for requiring the State Department and the BBG to clearly attribute any government-produced programming these agencies disseminate within the United States. This Note contends that attribution can be best accomplished in one of two ways: by passing new attribution legislation similar to that of the failed Truth in Broadcasting Act of 2005 or by expanding the judicially created government speech doctrine to require these agencies to properly attribute any materials they distribute to the American public.

Apple Pie Propaganda? The Smith–Mundt Act Before and After the Repeal of the Domestic Dissemination Ban - Northwestern University Law Review

For over sixty years, the Smith–Mundt Act prohibited the U.S. Department of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) from disseminating government-produced programming within the United States over fears that these agencies would “propagandize” the American people. However, in 2013...

northwesternlawreview.org

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I remember this. That was the day objective journalism died.

SO TRUMP WAS RIGHT AGAIN!! IT IS FAKE NEWS...

That would include BTW the so called "fact checkers."

operation mockingbird was the 1950s and 60s (that we know of).

it has always been "fake news."

is it ok for corporations and foreign nations to propagandize as well?

 

[InstantOn]

When you are arrested for your crimes, remember the police are allowed to lie to you.

 

[The Duke]

When you are arrested for your crimes, remember the police are allowed to lie to you.

Best to say nothing and ask for a lawyer.

 

[Dragonlady]

When you are arrested for your crimes, remember the police are allowed to lie to you.

Democrats don't get arrested for crimes because, unlike Republicans, Democrats don't run known criminals for election on their ticket.

Republicans talk about morality, but have none. Republicans have been convicted of over 300 crimes since Nixon. Every Republican Administration since Nixon, has been rife with corruption and malfeasance.

Democrats don't run crooks for high office.