The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, a government-funded public broadcaster, has axed a popular weekly satirical current affairs program after one of its co-hosts, Corinne Grant, participated in protests against draconian changes to industrial relations laws.

Air America Radio, the progressive talk radio network which recently filed for bankruptcy, is considering syndicating a radio show co-hosted by Armstrong Williams. Williams co-hosts a morning drive-time program with Sam Greenfield on the New York radio station WWRL.

In their books The Best War Ever and Weapons of Mass Deception, Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber examine the Pentagon's propaganda machine and how much of it has been focused on propagandizing US citizens. Now UPI reports that "the U.S. Department of Defense is creating a Public Affairs 'rapid response team' to respond to what it sees as unfair or inaccurate coverage.