Conservative black columnist Armstrong Williams recently became a lightning rod for criticism after it was revealed that he had been contracted to promote the Bush administration’s education reform plan. In the wake of what's been dubbed a “pay to play propaganda” controversy, we explore the increasingly blurred line between government public relations and news.
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Government-Media Relations
Listen Monday, Jan. 24, 2005 at 1:06 p.m. in PoliticsGuests
Sheldon Rampton
Research Director, Center for Media and Democracy; and co-author of "Toxic Sludge is Good for You: Lies, Damn Lies and the Public Relations Industry"
Chris Hanson
Professor, Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland
Diana Owen
Associate Professor of Political Science, Georgetown University
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