> > > Dear simone, > > The Pentagon is infiltrating the media with pro-war propaganda. > > Take Action Now > > > Yesterday, the New York Times exposed a secret Pentagon campaign to > infiltrate the media with pro-war propaganda. > > The scheme reaches all the way to the Bush White House, where top > officials recruited dozens of "military analysts" to spread > favorable views of the war via every major news channel -- without > revealing they were working from Pentagon scripts and often > lobbying for major military contractors. > > Spreading "covert propaganda" is illegal under federal law. > Congress must investigate these military pundits and their ties to > the Bush administration, defense contractors and our national news > media. > > Tell Congress: Investigate the Propaganda Pundits > > Signing this letter does work. If we can get 50,000 people to join > this call to Congress, they will likely take action to stop > government propaganda. > > The more than 75 analysts exposed by the New York Times have become > fixtures of war coverage on CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, Fox News Channel > and MSNBC. The front-page article reveals the many ways that the > Pentagon fed them pro-war talking points and misinformation. The > White House even has a name for these covert propagandists: > “message force multipliers.” > > The pundits trade on their access to the media and the White House > to secure high-paying jobs as lobbyists, consultants and > contractors -- vying for hundreds of billions of dollars in > military business generated by the war. > > Take Action: Investigate White House Propaganda > > An administration secretly forcing favorable views via the press is > not a partisan issue. This is a violation of every conceivable > standard of journalism -- and possibly of federal law. > > It's time the truth about the selling of this war came out. You can > help make this happen. > > Take action and then forward this e-mail to all of your friends. > > Onward, > > Josh Silver > Executive Director > Free Press Action Fund > www.freepress.net > > P.S. Read the New York Times' front-page exposé:http:// > www.nytimes.com/2008/04/20/washington/20generals.html. > > P.P.S. Help us spread the word. Tell your friends and join us on > Facebook. > > > Take action on this important campaign at: > https://secure.freepress.net/site/Advocacy?id=257 > > Tell your friends about this campaign at: http://free.convio.net/ > site/Ecard?ecard_id=1381 > > You ([log in to unmask]) are receiving this e-mail as an opt-in > subscriber to Free Press' e-activist list. You can unsubscribe or > manage your account at any time. > > > > OUR OTHER CAMPAIGNS: > > > Free Press Action Fund is a national, nonpartisan organization > working to reform the media. Learn more at www.freepress.net