And that, friends is called democracy. Russia is winning fair and square, and American government officials should stop complaining so much – and stop comparing an effective PR machine to a terrorist organization.
We thoroughly agree with a recent op-ed in Russia Today, which notes that, “..when you also consider the sheer size of the US private news media industry - most of it loyal to the government’s foreign policy platforms - Russia’s spending in this regard is truly a drop in the bucket.”
RT also notes that “As of the end of last year, the Russian government was slated to invest a total of 80.2 billion rubles (today that’s less than USD $1 billion) on all national media in 2016, both domestic and external. That includes everything, and is not limited to news. By contrast, Britain’s BBC (funded via a compulsory television tax for which dozens of people were jailed for not paying in 2015) spends over $7.7 billion and is about to get a massive supplementary injection from the UK defense budget shortly. Nobody at the BBG, or in the US Congress, has ever complained about London’s largesse, or its collection methods.”
America does not complain about the UK because they agree with their message – and that too is their right, just like in our free world today Russia has the right to tell their story. They have an obligation to speak out for their nation.
The head of BBG has said that, “We are in the business of trying to influence people to feel better about America.” Well, Public Relations is not always about the most money spent – and America is spending up the wazoo and is ineffective. And if Russia is winning at “propaganda” - as they are well then maybe America should examine why.Featured PR & Marketing Coverage
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And that, friends is called democracy. Russia is winning fair and square, and American government officials should stop complaining so much – and stop comparing an effective PR machine to a terrorist organization.
We thoroughly agree with a recent op-ed in Russia Today, which notes that, “..when you also consider the sheer size of the US private news media industry - most of it loyal to the government’s foreign policy platforms - Russia’s spending in this regard is truly a drop in the bucket.”
RT also notes that “As of the end of last year, the Russian government was slated to invest a total of 80.2 billion rubles (today that’s less than USD $1 billion) on all national media in 2016, both domestic and external. That includes everything, and is not limited to news. By contrast, Britain’s BBC (funded via a compulsory television tax for which dozens of people were jailed for not paying in 2015) spends over $7.7 billion and is about to get a massive supplementary injection from the UK defense budget shortly. Nobody at the BBG, or in the US Congress, has ever complained about London’s largesse, or its collection methods.”
America does not complain about the UK because they agree with their message – and that too is their right, just like in our free world today Russia has the right to tell their story. They have an obligation to speak out for their nation.
The head of BBG has said that, “We are in the business of trying to influence people to feel better about America.” Well, Public Relations is not always about the most money spent – and America is spending up the wazoo and is ineffective. And if Russia is winning at “propaganda” - as they are well then maybe America should examine why.Written by
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