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Daily Archives: May 12, 2005

Guide to U.S. Government RSS Library

From FirstGov.gov, this U.S. Government RSS Library webpage aggregates links to a wide range of resources, including news releases, press briefings, transcripts, reports, advisories, statistics and technical documents, in one easy to use location, providing content on the following topical areas: Agriculture RSS Feeds Consumer RSS Feeds Cyber Security RSS Feeds Data and Statistics RSS… Continue Reading

Gov’t Produced Video News Releases Violate Law

Video News Releases (VNRs): Unattributed Prepackaged News Stories Violate Publicity or Propaganda Prohibition – Statement of Susan A. Poling, Managing Associate General Counsel (GAO), to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, GAO-05-643T, May 12, 2005 Highlights: “In two legal opinions this past year, federal agencies commissioned and distributed prepackaged news stories and introductory… Continue Reading