Via ProQuest Historical Newspapers. 1 page., American Newspaper Publishers Association protests efforts by government agencies, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture, to control advertising content inappropriately. Article cites an example: "A 1933 order by the animal industry bureau of the Agriculture Department deleting from Jones's dairy farm advertising a jingle, 'Most little pigs to to market, The best little pigs go to Jones's,' on the grounds that it was misleading."
Reports on "an intense debate over government-funded efforts to influence news coverage" related in particular to the Central American Free Trade Agreement.
Farsetta, Diane (author) and Center for Media and Democracy, Madison, Wisconsin.
Format:
Commentary
Publication Date:
2005-06-24
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 154 Document Number: C25080
Notes:
Retrieved December 7, 2006, Author's blog via Center for Media and Democracy. 8 pages., Sample concerns about video news releases, included reference to those produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding a controversial trade agreement proposal.
