Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 00:20:18 -0500 From: Richard Forno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: FW: Iraq: Satellite Link Allows White House to Bypass TV Networks To: Dave Farber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Declan McCullagh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42547-2003Nov14.html
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