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The Conservative Marketing Machine

Source: Alternet

Author: Laurie Spivak

Date: January 11, 2005

Category: Conservatism

Type: Article

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The Armstrong Williams story that surfaced last week is unquestionably a juicy one: the conservative, African-American commentator was paid a sweet $240,000 (in taxpayer dollars), by the Department of Education to promote President Bush's No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation.

Tags: public relations, public opinion, No Child Left Behind, Karen Ryan, journalistic ethics, idea marketing, Heritage Foundation, covert propaganda, conservative message machine, Armstrong Williams, American Enterprise Institute

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