It's a buyers market
Another case of the government paying journalists for favorable press has just been revealed. Click here for story. Appareantly the USDA decided that it needed good press for the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and it couldn't take a chance that it wouldn't come.
What's sad is that the government leaking stories to those news outlets which are predisposed to give them good press is nothing new. But now they have to pay to get the press, how sad. And by the way, should anyone in the government need some good press in the blogsphere, my rates are very reasonable.
What's sad is that the government leaking stories to those news outlets which are predisposed to give them good press is nothing new. But now they have to pay to get the press, how sad. And by the way, should anyone in the government need some good press in the blogsphere, my rates are very reasonable.
posted by Peter Young @ 10:44 PM
2 Comments:
At 9:00 AM,
Philip Young said…
Is this really surprising? It's been a long time since the press in America has been fair and objective. Most news shows only one side, opinionated views on what is happening in the world. And then they only show what they want to show.
And the government paying money to get better press? Heaven forbid they could actually do something that people would praise them for. Instead they use money to bribe people to make them look good. Nice.
At 1:05 PM,
Peter Young said…
No, it's not suprising. The interesting thing is that they have to pay. Before, each side had glad handing members of the press that would do it for free. It's like paying for water.
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