Lobbying

Pakistan People's Party Plans U.S. Lobbying Campaign

by Bob Burton — March 23, 2007 - 4:22am

In February the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) hired BKSH & Associates, Burson-Marsteller and the polling company Penn, Schoen and Berland Associates, to promote the need for "free, open and transparent elections in Pakistan in 2007." The contract, which runs to June 2007, could be worth as much as $250,000.

Main Source: 
The Hill, March 20, 2007

Light Shy Lobbyists

by Bob Burton — March 10, 2007 - 4:56am

Andrew Parker, the head of the Australian PR and lobbying firm Parker & Partners -- a part of the Ogilvy PR Worldwide network -- is worried that the Australian government will re-introduce a system of regulating lobbyists.

Main Source: 
The Australian, March 9, 2007

Ex-NATO Commander Trades Military Power for Lobbying Power

by Diane Farsetta — March 5, 2007 - 3:03pm

"General James L. Jones, who retired last month as Supreme Allied Commander of NATO forces in Europe, has joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as a lobbyist," reports O'Dwyer's.

Main Source: 
O'Dwyer's PR Daily (sub req'd), March 5, 2007

Pombo's Clear-Cut Path to the Revolving Door

by Diane Farsetta — February 21, 2007 - 5:30pm

"Former [U.S.] House Resources Committee Chairman Richard Pombo has joined a lobbying and public relations firm that backed his attempts to rework the Endangered Species Act and open the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve to oil drilling," reports Josh Richman.

Main Source: 
Contra Costa Times (California), February 21, 2007

After Fevered Response, Merck Stops (Some) Vaccine Lobbying

by Diane Farsetta — February 21, 2007 - 4:21pm

The pharmaceutical company Merck, known for its aggressive marketing of the ill-fated drug Vioxx, will stop "lobbying state legislatures to require the use of its new cervical cancer vaccine," Gardasil.

Main Source: 
New York Times, February 21, 2007

Mark Penn, the One Man Band of Washington Influence

by Diane Farsetta — February 21, 2007 - 3:42pm

Mark Penn, the worldwide CEO of the PR firm Burson-Marsteller, "is a man who wears many hats." In addition to being a PR executive, he's the "chief strategist to New York Sen.

Main Source: 
Washington Post, February 20, 2007

Edelman's Contract for Ousted Thai Leader Worth $300k

by Bob Burton — February 21, 2007 - 2:43pm

The global PR firm Edelman's six-month-long contract to help build international support for Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a September 2006 military coup, has been revealed as being worth $300,000. The contract is via Thaksin's law firm, Baker Botts.

Main Source: 
O'Dwyers PR Daily (sub req'd), February 13, 2007

Let's Put the "Off the Record Club" On the Record

by Sheldon Rampton — February 18, 2007 - 9:45pm
  • Topics: Journalism, Lobbying, U.S. Government

    • One of the most interesting things about the perjury trial of former White House aide Scooter Libby has been the light it shines on the usually-hidden relationship between top government officials and Washington journalists.

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