Anti-Propaganda Propaganda? [1]
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The Federal Propaganda [3] Prohibition Act has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Stop Government Propaganda Act [4] in the Senate, "to increase congressional oversight of federal PR contracts [5]." Yet, "the reaction of the industry has been less than panicked." Why? "Neither bill is likely to become law." PR Week writes, "These anti-PR bills are mostly PR tools. They have been presented by Democrats eager to jump on what they see as an Achilles heel for the Bush administration: its alleged inability to deal squarely [6] with the American people. ... These bills are in many ways a continuation of the debate over administration hype in the build-up to the war in Iraq [7]."