Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Meet the Pentagon's New Spin Unit: Bush Administration hacks court bloggers, talk radio


Meet the Pentagon's New Spin Unit: Bush Administration hacks court bloggers, talk radio

This project seeks to bypass the traditional media and work directly with talk radio and bloggers, mostly those with a heavily conservative tilt. The unit, which one source says was originally called "Surrogates Operation" but was later rechristened "Communications Outreach," also reportedly provides talking points and briefings to retired military officials who now support the administration in appearances as media pundits.