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10 First Amend. L. Rev. 608 (2011-2012)
Making the Argument that the Smith-Mundt Act Has little Control over the Press' Publication of U.S. Government-Produced Foreign Views

handle is hein.journals/falr10 and id is 614 raw text is: MAKING THE ARGUMENT THAT THE SMITH- MUNDT ACT HAS LITTLE CONTROL OVER THE PRESS' PUBLICATION OF U.S. GOVERNMENT-PRODUCED FOREIGN NEWS Brett Holladay INTRODUCTION In 2011, a Tunisian by the name of Mohamed Bouazizi lit a match that ignited revolt and revolution across the Arab World.I What started as an act of self-immolation in response to rising food prices, youth unemployment, and the general disdain of living under years of tyrannical rule, turned into an act of martyrdom that would spark unrest 2 in nations throughout the region. The resulting protest movement became known as the Arab Spring, a movement now responsible for toppling long-ruling governments in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya, along with ongoing bloody revolts in Bahrain, Syria, and Yemen.3 As protests raged in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo,4 news agencies in Egypt and throughout the world fought to provide their audiences with the most up-to-date information available.' One of those news agencies was Alhurra TV.6 According to a poll ordered by the * Juris Doctor Candidate, University of North Carolina School of Law, 2013. 1. Thomas L. Friedman, Op-Ed., This Is Just the Start, N.Y. TIMES, Mar. 2, 2011, at A25. 2. Id. 3. See Anthony Shadid, After Arab Revolts, Reigns of Uncertainty, N.Y. TIMES, Aug. 25, 2011, at Al. 4. See Mansoura Ez-Eldin, Op-Ed., Date With a Revolution, N.Y. TIMES, Jan. 31, 2011, at Al9. 5. See Jeffrey Fleishman, Delivering 'messages' to Arab World, L.A. TIMES, Jan. 19, 2011, at 6. 6. See Quarter of Egyptians Tune to Alhurra During Recent Crisis, Press Release, BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS (Feb. 17, 2011), http://www.bbg. gov/pressroom/press-releases/Quarter of EgyptiansTune toAlhurra During