Pentagon public affairs tricks: The special Fort Hood shooting edition
When I was a Pentagon reporter I always stayed on alert on Friday afternoons late in August. Not many reporters are around. Not many sources are around. And even if they are, there aren’t as many readers or viewers to see the news stories that result. I mention this because the Pentagon just released its ...
When I was a Pentagon reporter I always stayed on alert on Friday afternoons late in August. Not many reporters are around. Not many sources are around. And even if they are, there aren't as many readers or viewers to see the news stories that result.
I mention this because the Pentagon just released its final review of the recommendations resulting from the Fort Hood shootings of last November.
When I was a Pentagon reporter I always stayed on alert on Friday afternoons late in August. Not many reporters are around. Not many sources are around. And even if they are, there aren’t as many readers or viewers to see the news stories that result.
I mention this because the Pentagon just released its final review of the recommendations resulting from the Fort Hood shootings of last November.
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