Misty » 25 Sep 2020, 10:04 pm » wrote: ↑ https://twitter.com/ddiamond/status/130 ... 20896?s=19
AD BLITZ?
WTF?
DEFEAT DESPAIR?
WTF?
HOW ABOUT YOU TAKE THAT $300 MILLION AND BUY PPE FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS?
YOU CAN'T ADVERTISE A VIRUS AWAY.
The health department is moving quickly on a highly unusual advertising campaign to "defeat despair" about the coronavirus, a $300 million-plus effort that was shaped by a political appointee close to President Donald Trump and executed in part by close allies of the official, using taxpayer funds.
The ad blitz, described in some budget documents as the "Covid-19 immediate surge public advertising and awareness campaign," is expected to lean heavily on video interviews between administration officials and celebrities, who will discuss aspects of the coronavirus outbreak and address the Trump administration's response to the crisis, according to six individuals with knowledge of the campaign who described its workings to POLITICO.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/2 ... rus-421957