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David Horowitz Not Quite the Freedom Fighter He Claims to Be

by Conor Kenny — September 2, 2007 - 1:54pm

"David Horowitz," Rick Perlstein writes at the Campa

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Campaign For America's Future blog, August 21, 2007

We Know What You Did Online Last Summer

by Diane Farsetta — August 31, 2007 - 5:38pm
  • Topics: Citizen Journalism, Crisis Management, Internet, Issue Management, Human Rights, Secrecy

    • Self-described "disruptive technologist" Virgil Griffith lists as his top aim in developing WikiScanner: "To create a fireworks display of public relations disasters in which everyone brings their own fireworks, and enjoys."

    Here at the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD), we see WikiScanner as a great way to better understand how public relations firms and other "perception managers" are subverting online discussions and social media. And what better website to track this on than Wikipedia, the world's most popular wiki, or collaboratively edited website?

    Was Wikipedia Spinning Part of H&K's Maldives Work?

    by Diane Farsetta — August 31, 2007 - 1:03pm

    The Center for Media and Democracy has previously reported on the PR firm Hill & Knowlton's work for the oppressive regime of the president of the Maldives, Maumoon Gayoom.

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    Wikipedia / WikipediaScanner

    Republican Lobby Firm BGR Undercuts Iraqi Leader al-Maliki

    by Diane Farsetta — August 23, 2007 - 1:40pm

    "Republican lobbyists with close ties to the Bush administration are aiding and supporting the efforts of an Iraqi opposition leader who is calling for the ouster of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki," reports IraqSlogger.

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    IraqSlogger, August 23, 2007

    YouTube Wars - Freedom's Watch vs. IVAW. Which is Real Grassroots, Which is a Front Group?

    by John Stauber — August 23, 2007 - 8:22am
  • Topics: Astroturf, Internet, Front Groups, Terrorism, Politics, Propaganda, War / Peace

    • What's the difference between a slick pro-war front group exploiting Iraq veterans to pour gasoline on the fire in Iraq, and a grassroots group of Iraq veterans leading the battle at home to end Bush's war of occupation?

    Watch these YouTube videos and decide for yourself.

    The latest addition to Bush's pro-war lobby is Freedom's Watch, and they have

    Spinning Wikipedia

    by Sheldon Rampton — August 16, 2007 - 8:27pm

    "Editing your own entry on Wikipedia is usually the province of vain celebrities keen for some good PR," writes Bobbie Johnson. "But a new website has uncovered dozens of companies that have been editing the site in order to improve their public image.

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    The Guardian (UK), August 15, 2007

    Jamming Pearl Jam

    by Sheldon Rampton — August 9, 2007 - 4:00pm

    "Over the weekend," comments SaveTheInternet.com, "AT&T gave us a glimpse of their plans for the Web when they censored a Pearl Jam performance that didn’t meet their standard of 'Internet freedom.' During the live Lollapalooza Webcast of a concert by the Seattle-based super-group, the telco giant muted lead singer Eddie Vedder just as he launched into a lyric against

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    SaveTheInternet.com, August 9, 2007

    "Coffee with the Troops" at Yearly Kos Fuels Debate About the Netroots and the War

    by John Stauber — August 6, 2007 - 1:10pm
  • Topics: Left Wing, Activism, Internet, Iraq, Democracy, Politics, U.S. Government, War / Peace

    • You can watch some powerful video of our August 5th Coffee with the Troops online at AfterDowning Street, Alternetand on YouTube. We filmed the entire event, which was attended by more than one hundred people at the Yearly Kos Convention Sunday in Chicago.

    An Ugly Fight over Cosmetics Safety

    by Diane Farsetta — August 6, 2007 - 11:32am

    "The increasing number of attacks by lobby groups on the US cosmetics and personal care industry means that it is time to fight back," according to CosmeticsDesign.com. The main industry group, the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA), will "use the internet ...

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    CosmeticsDesign.com, July 20, 2007
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