And Now, for the Local Fake News
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, from the city government's website
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Not Too Many Miers Admirers
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Two new conservative campaigns are urging Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers to withdraw her name from consideration, or have President Bush withdraw it.
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It's Miller Time
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TV Nation Building
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The Emperor Doesn't Disclose: Why the Fight Against Fake News Continues
Like much news that's damaging to the Bush administration, the report came out on a Friday.
Since then, it's gotten little media attention -- just 41 mentions in U.S. newspapers and wire stories, according to a news database search on October 11. That's remarkably sparse coverage for a story showing that the U.S. government has been engaged in illegal propaganda aimed at its own citizens.
Fake Blogging and an Equally Fake Apology
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Fake blogs—a form of viral marketing in which PR or advertising agencies attempt to generate interest in their client's product by creating a fictional character on the internet—are drawing criticism from real bloggers.
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Al Gore's Code Red
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"It is no longer possible to ignore the strangeness of our public discourse," former U.S. Vice President Al Gore told the We Media Conference in New York.
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Only You Can Prevent Propaganda
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The Government Accountability Office ruled last week that several aspects of the public relations firm Ketchum's contract with the Department of Education were illegal, constituting "
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CPB's Traitor Baiter
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is now headed by Republican fundraisers Cheryl Halpern and
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And Now, a Hidden Word from Our Sponsor
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The Wall Street Journal reports that Subway Restaurants "launched a new sandwich last night by having it written into the story line of NBC's 'Will & Grace'." Such advertising is increasingly spreading beyond television and movies, and into magazines and newspapers.
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