Military Takes Aim at U.S. Propaganda Ban [1]
Submitted by Bob Burton [2] on
In preparing its marketing study [3] commissioned by the U.S. military, the RAND Corporation sought the advice of PR advisers including Burson-Marsteller [4], Weber Shandwick [5], J.D. Power, the Rendon Group [6], and the Lincoln Group [7]. The report [8] called for a review of the Smith-Mundt Act, which bans government propaganda [9] aimed at U.S. audiences, claiming that it put the military at a "competitive disadvantage". Paige Craig [10], from the Lincoln Group [7], told PR Week that "it's almost embarrassing to sit here and realize we've got the talent and ability to counter what the adversary makes; it's simply a matter of policy."
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