BonaFideOne (@bonafideone)

#SmithMundtAct #Propaganda #Broadcasting Smith–Mundt Act -- The Act was developed to regulate broadcasting of programs for foreign audiences produced under the guidance of the State Department, and it prohibited domestic dissemination of materials produced by such programs as one of its provisions.[[1]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith%E2%80%93Mundt_Act#cite_note-chuck_nbc_2013-1) The original version of the Act was amended by the [Smith–Mundt Modernization Act of 2012](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith%E2%80%93Mundt_Modernization_Act_of_2012) which allowed for materials produced by the State Department and the [Broadcasting Board of Governors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcasting_Board_of_Governors) (BBG) to be made available within the United States. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith%E2%80%93Mundt_Act