The Pentagon Public Relations Machine

In my newspaper days, I remember seeing the notes about the locals that served in the military. Those usually ended up as a package of briefs.
If there was a feature, it was usually locally written.
Here is a piece talking about the increased spending and here is another about a talk from Associated Press chief executive Tom Curley, who was telling a group of University of Kansas students about the need for new rules for covering war.
I'm glad this thing about the Pentagon's propaganda spending is coming to light. I mean, really. Cut the department down to people sending notes out to local media outlets about the "ones that done good" and have some other people to actually answer press inquiries.
This would help cut some wasteful government spending, and I've got another novel idea. If the government really wants to keep it's military public relations machine, hire journalists. I'm sure there are a few of them that would love to work for the government, or at least do some freelance work. The articles and radio and television spots would be done better, I can guarantee that.
Until that happens, I'm going to think twice about what I read, see and hear in the media. It might be the work of Uncle Sam.
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