Repeal the act so there is no more propaganda news that was passed by Obama in 2012 and made it legal for the government to push propaganda
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The public is misinformed. It does not allow the Government to use propaganda against the Citizen, legally. What they do behind closed doors is a different question.
“Facts About Smith-Mundt Modernization – USAGM”
The Smith-Mundt Modernization Act was part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013. The U.S. government produces and distributes programming in both TV and Radio formats, using six entities, including Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty to reach foreign audiences. The function of the old law was to restrict Americans’ access to that programming. Content produced by Voice of America, for example, was exempt from FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) requests. The only organization governed by the law and amendment is the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the arm of the State Department that operates Voice of America and other foreign-oriented broadcast services. Under the amendment, it is required to make its programming available to Americans “upon request" – in other words, to those who ask for it.