Sharyl Attkisson Reveals Federal Government Uses Taxpayer Funds To Produce Sophisticated Propaganda

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Attkisson said the federal government has adopted many public affairs strategies used by large corporations, except the government is using public funds to “advance its propaganda.”
“One way they do it is by self-producing videos and building their very own television production facilities where the upper echelon give interviews and speeches, controlling everything from content to lighting,” she said.

According to Attkisson, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) use millions of taxpayer dollars to expand or create their own television studios. Attkisson said the FDA has a studio that can fit a live audience of 100 people and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has a studio with Hitachi high-definition cameras and LCD-based teleprompters.
“When top officials from those federal agencies appear on camera, naturally they have to look good. So your tax dollars may kick in for the cost of their hairstylists, makeup artists and wardrobe consultants,” she said. “One insider told me that the head of a federal agency even had her fashion colors analyzed at taxpayer expense.”

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A few years ago, a well-placed insider at the U.S. Department of Agriculture told Attkisson he was surprised to learn there were more than 1,200 “media relations employees” on staff.

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“There’s delay, denial, obstruction, intimidation, retaliation, bullying, surveillance and for some, the possible threat of criminal prosecution. In my view and that of other national reporters, this is proving to be the least transparent administration we’ve covered,” she said. “It’s so bad that practically every major news outlet including the CBS News,Washington Post and the New York Times signed a scathing letter to the White House in 2013 objecting to restrictions on the press that are unprecedented, that we have not dealt with before.”

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Attkisson: White House Using Tax Dollars for Studio-Grade ‘Pure Propaganda’
"Your tax dollars may kick in for the cost of their hairstylists, makeup artists and wardrobe consultants."
February 2, 2015 - 1:53 pm
by NICHOLAS BALLASY

Published on Jan 30, 2015

Former CBS News correspondent Sharyl Attkisson said the Obama administration is generating its own video content to control messaging with taxpayer-funded staff, including hairstylists, makeup artists and wardrobe consultants.