Re: This didn't even surprise me

From: Randy Smith (randysmith101@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri Jan 14 2000 - 14:25:30 MST


>From: "Zeb Haradon" <zharadon@inconnect.com>
>Reply-To: extropians@extropy.com
>To: <extropians@extropy.com>
>Subject: This didn't even surprise me
>Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 10:43:30 -0800
>
>A recent article on salon.com points out that for the past couple years,
>the
>government has been giving television networks money to insert anti-drug
>messages in popular tv shows. In some cases, scripts were submitted for
>approval, then altered to conform to the way public opinion was to be
>influenced.
>

And here is the question in my mind: what other factions/groups, etc., have
been *buying* propaganda in TV and newspaper entertainment and news?

>http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/01/13/drugs/index.html?CP=YAH&DN=110
>
>http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/01/13/smart_guy/index.html?CP=SAL&DN=
>110
>
>
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