How much do you think should be spent for the U.S. government to tell you what they’ve accomplished? Well here’s the amount that is spent between advertising, private consultancies in public relations, and government employees working in separate press offices for the President as well the various cabinet ministries — $1.4 billion. Separated out, that’s $500 million for the government workers, $800 million for advertising, and $100 million for PR consultancies. Those figures come from a recent report issued by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
According to Josh Earnest, the White House press secretary for the Obama administration, this administration “has made it a priority to interact with the public and interact with the press corps and to be as transparent as possible. That is work that requires dedicated professionals who are interested in furthering that goal and helping the American people understand exactly what the administration is doing, what we have prioritized, and what our success has been in implementing the agenda laid out by President Obama.”
They’ve managed to do all that by adding hundreds of public relations specialists as public employees. The sole purpose of those people is to make sure everyone knows about the achievements of the President.
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How much do you think should be spent for the U.S. government to tell you what they’ve accomplished? Well here’s the amount that is spent between advertising, private consultancies in public relations, and government employees working in separate press offices for the President as well the various cabinet ministries — $1.4 billion. Separated out, that’s $500 million for the government workers, $800 million for advertising, and $100 million for PR consultancies. Those figures come from a recent report issued by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
According to Josh Earnest, the White House press secretary for the Obama administration, this administration “has made it a priority to interact with the public and interact with the press corps and to be as transparent as possible. That is work that requires dedicated professionals who are interested in furthering that goal and helping the American people understand exactly what the administration is doing, what we have prioritized, and what our success has been in implementing the agenda laid out by President Obama.”
They’ve managed to do all that by adding hundreds of public relations specialists as public employees. The sole purpose of those people is to make sure everyone knows about the achievements of the President.
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