Activism

It's Not Your Grandfather's Oil Industry

by Diane Farsetta — March 24, 2008 - 4:04pm

The oil industry's "nationwide publicity drive to clear up what it calls 'common and surprising misperceptions'" about its record-breaking profits continues.

Main Source: 
Rocky Mountain News (Colorado), March 22, 2008

Introducing the coalSwarm

by Judith Siers-Poisson — March 21, 2008 - 5:19pm
  • Topics: Activism, Front Groups, Global Warming, Corporations, Democracy, Environment, Lobbying, Politics, Public Relations, Science, Social Justice, U.S. Government

    • In the spring of 2007, when author Ted Nace set out to profile the emerging No New Coal Plants movement for Orion magazine, he had no idea that the assignment would turn into more than just a single article.

    Great Wall of Silence About Tibetan Protests

    by Diane Farsetta — March 18, 2008 - 4:34pm

    "China has begun to fight back against criticism of its handling of the Tibetan protests," during which protesters have been killed, with a "sustained publicity offensive as well as blocking foreign broadcasters and websites and denying journalists access to areas of unrest," reports The Guardian.

    Main Source: 
    The Guardian (UK), March 18, 2008

    Anti-Abortionists Hijack "Horton"

    by Anne Landman — March 14, 2008 - 12:21pm

    When some people in the audience at the premiere of the new Dr. Suess movie "Horton Hears a Who" started yelling "A person's a person no matter how small," others thought they were just over-enthusiastic Dr. Suess fans. Instead, it turned out that a pack of anti-abortion activists had hijacked the elephant star's famous line to promote their view that abortion should be banned.

    Main Source: 
    Slate.com, March 14, 2008

    No-Bid PR Contract Bugs California Officials

    by Diane Farsetta — March 13, 2008 - 5:41pm

    "State officials struggling to convince critics about the safety of aerial spraying to control an invasive moth awarded a $500,000 no-bid contract to a prominent public relations firm with ties to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger," reports Associated Press.

    Main Source: 
    Associated Press, March 13, 2008

    Mainstream Media, MoveOn, Ignored Iraq Veterans' 'Winter Soldier' Investigation

    by John Stauber — March 13, 2008 - 5:30pm

    Kelly Dougherty, the former sergeant who is the executive director of Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW), announced on March 13th the start of the group's three-day Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan investigation into the United States' conduct of its wars, featuring testimony of scores of anti-war veterans.

    Main Source: 
    Irag Veterans Against the War, March 13, 2008

    British PR Industry Doing Jolly Well

    by Diane Farsetta — March 5, 2008 - 3:38pm

    "I can't recall a time when PR has been as strong," Sir Martin Sorrell, the head of the UK-based marketing and public relations conglomerate WPP, told the Guardian.

    Main Source: 
    The Guardian (UK), March 3, 2008

    Update on the Wikleaks Case

    by Judith Siers-Poisson — February 28, 2008 - 3:49pm

    As CMD recently reported, a federal judge ordered the Wikleaks website shut down. The site allows whistleblowers to post documents anonymously.

    Main Source: 
    Wired, February 27, 2008
    Syndicate content