by Matt Armstrong | May 17, 2012 | Monitor
Last week, Representatives Mac Thornberry (R-TX) and Adam Smith (D-WA) introduced a bill to amend the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 to “authorize the domestic dissemination of information and material about the United States...
by editor | Jan 7, 2009 | Government, Strategic Comm.
by Steven R. Corman Yesterday I participated in a journalists’ roundtable discussion (sponsored by the AOC) on next week’s symposium organized by blogging buddy and Smith-Mundt super-wonk Matt Armstrong. At issue is what to do about the Smith-Mundt Act...
by editor | Aug 13, 2008 | Analysis, Framing, Government, Media
by Steven R. Corman Matt Armstrong recently posted an essay on the Smith-Mundt Act that has been getting a lot of attention. In it he claims that the Act has outlived its usefulness, and I am on record as agreeing with him. Sharon Weinberger over at Danger Room...
by editor | Jul 29, 2008 | Complexity, Strategic Comm.
by Steven R. Corman Matt Armstrong of the MountainRunner blog probably knows more about the Smith-Mundt Act than any other living human, and he’s not even a lawyer. He has just published an “interim version” (?) of an essay on Smith-Mundt over at...
by editor | Feb 12, 2008 | Counterterrorism, Media, Strategic Comm.
by Steven R. Corman In an article posted yesterday, The Independent (UK) claims that an alliance of “freelance political agitators” and intelligence agencies in the US and UK are circulating false communications by the Bad Guys. They cite the case of a...