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B-178648 1 (1973-09-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacyyq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 541 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. z0548 SEP 2117 The Benorable Torbert a. Macdonald, Chairman SUboomittea on Commications and Power Coeittes so Interstate and Foreign Camerce j ense of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairmn This refevs to your letter of May 10, 1973, requestias that we Investigate a new report concerning the disemnation to radio stations, by Tederal exacative departmuts, of preracorded news releases, and specif- isally that v deterdne (1) bow many departments and agencies provide pre- recorded news reports; (2) the contents of the reports; and (3) whether any Federal statute has been violated. In discusiosin with your staff, it vas agreed, as confired by our letter of May 30, 1973. that ve would examine late the practices of the ajor eaecutive departments and agenties which provide prerecorded nws reports, and would reviev the contents of the reports prepared by them during the period Janry 1, 1973, to May 31, 1973. We reviewed the activ- ities of a total of 30 departments and agencies, and found that 18 of them provided prerecorded nea reports to radio stations as part of their public information programe. Ten of the 18 agencies provided aew reports daily, while the other eight agencies provided them on a less frequent basis. The agenates reviewed are listed in Attachment I. Typically, the radio stations would obtain the prerecorded news reports by calling the agencis on designated telaphone line., The sews reports could then be broadcast by a station as they were being received on the or could be recorded for broadst at a lAter tien. In addition, some agencies mailed tape recorded nwe reports to radie stations. The 18 agencis vhich provided prevecorded news reports prepared 1,524 reports during the 5-month period covered by our review. We reviewed 1,462 of these reports, According to agency officials, recordings or transcripts of the remaining 62 neve reports were no longer available at the tie of our review. W held di.scussions with responsible officials concerning the 84tsline used in preparing the reports and obtained estimates of the costs of Providing prerecorded news ports. Through our discussione with agency -1

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