Galactic Empire Public Relations

The Galactic Empire Public Relations department was an Imperial organization that issued press releases from an Imperial perspective. When the Earth turned down a popular demand for the construction of a Death Star, the Galactic Empire Public Relations issued a statement shrugging off any criticism towards the Death Star design and denouncing the Earth for grossly overestimating the cost of construction of this space station, while noting their limited manufacturing capabilities in comparison with the Empire.

Behind the scenes
In response to the official rejection of a petition for the United States government to "secure resources and funding, and begin construction of a Death Star by 2016," StarWars.com's official blog issued a playful in-universe reply as if breaking the news from a Galactic Empire Public Relations department standpoint.