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Controlling the News - Part 1

 

In-House Memos on Television News Presentations

 

It has long been the strong belief of many

Americans that their print and television media

is subject to certain government oversight

and, finally, control.

 

Recently, a mid-level executive of one of the

three major American television networks sent

on over 1500 pages of memos from the corporate

offices of his network in New York to the head

of their television news division.

 

These memos contain a multitude of instructions

concerning the presentation of national and

international news for the network’s viewers.

Corporate is obviously subject to the opinions

of various pressure groups, to include those

of official Washington and the Jewish community.

 

It would be impossible to show all of these

revealing documents but selections are certainly

possible. What is not possible, obviously, is to

reveal either the name of the conscience-stricken

media executive nor the company that employs

him. These comments, therefore, can be accepted

or rejected by the reader as they see fit.

 

If the shoe fits, however, wear it.

 

(March 22):….it is not conducive to maintaining

an overall neutrality in the Palestine uprisings to

show any pictures of the American peacenik that

was run over by the Israeli army bulldozer. This

is only to be mentioned as a “tragic accident”

for which the IDF “is truly saddened.”

 

(Feb 10)….It is not permitted at this point to use

or refer to any film clips, stills or articles emanating

from any French source whatsoever.

 

(Feb 26) It is expected that coverage of the

forthcoming Iraqi campaign will be identical with

the coverage used during Desert Storm. Shots

of GIs must show a mixed racial combination….

any interviews must reflect the youthful and

idealistic, not the cynical point of view…the

liberation of happy, enthusiastic Iraqis can be

best shown by filming crowds of cheering citizens

waving American flags. Also indicated would

be pictures of photogenic GIs fraternizing with

Iraqi children and handing them food or other

non-controversial presents…of course, pictures

of dead US military personnel are not to be

shown and pictures of dead Iraqi soldiers should

not show examples of violent death…also

indicated would be brief interviews with English

-speaking Iraqi citizens praising American

liberation efforts…all such interviews must be

vetted by either the White House or Pentagon

before public airing.

 

(March 12) At this point in time, reference to

North Korean military threats must be played

down entirely. The Iraqi Freedom campaign

has to be concluded in the public mind before

proceeding with the next assault on the Evil Axis….

 

(March 26) US alliances with the Turkish/Iraqi

Kurdish tribes should be played down. This is

considered a very sensitive issue with the Turks

and American arming and support of the Kurds

could create a severe backlash in Ankara….

Kurds should be depicted as ‘Iraqi Freedom

Fighters” and not identified as Kurds…

 

(March 2) further references to the religious

views of the President are to be deleted…

 

(March 15) photo opportunities of the President

and members of his cabinet, especially Secretary

Rumsfeld, with enthusiastic GIs….

 

(March 19) No mention, repeat, no mention,

of Palestinian suicide bombers during the

Iraqi operation….

 

(March 25) …no mention of either Wolfowitz or

Pearle should be made at the present time.

 

(March 10)….pro-Government rallies are to be

given the fullest coverage…if anti-Government

demonstrations are shown, it is desired to stress

either a very small number of “eccentrics” or

shots of social misfits; i.e., with beards, tattoos,

physical deformities, etc. Pro-Government

supporters should be seen as clean cut with

as many well-groomed subjects as possible….

subjects should stress complete support for

the President’s programs and especially support

for American military units en route to combat…

also interviews with photogenic family members

of participating GIs stressing loyalty and affection

…American flags are always a good prop in

the background…

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> TBRNews.org

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> TBRNews.org

> Controlling the News - Part 1

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> In-House Memos on Television News Presentations

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> It has long been the strong belief of many

> Americans that their print and television media

> is subject ............................................

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talk about " ...a phenomena, " just as the misuse of the abovementioned: media

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