Media

Channeling Fox through the Wall Street Journal?

by Anne Landman — July 5, 2007 - 11:43am
  • Topics: Media, Tobacco

    • As Australian-born media magnate Rupert Murdoch gets ever closer to adding the coveted Wall Street Journal to his media empire, it is instructive to examine how Murdoch's ownership and corporate relationships have affected media coverage in the past. Information on this can be found in tobacco industry documents.

    The Spin Doctor Will See You Now

    by Diane Farsetta — July 3, 2007 - 4:14pm

    "If I had to do it all over again, I don't think I would use the Ontario system," said Canadian cancer patient Lindsay McGreith. "I would get my wife to drive me to Buffalo, because I know in Buffalo you'd get looked after, whereas here you'd just sit for seven and a half hours. ...

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    Health Care America via MultiVu, June 29, 2007

    Supply Side Pundits

    by Bob Burton — July 2, 2007 - 10:59pm

    Karl Grossman, a professor of journalism at the State University of New York and host of the nationally aired TV program Enviro Close-Up, recounts that the "overwhelming majority" of the pitches he and his producer receive are from "conservative public relations companies promoting conservative guests." Grossman observes that "in terms of volume and intensity, there's nothing comparable from the progressive world.

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    Extra! September/October 2006

    We Will Always Have Paris

    by Sheldon Rampton — June 28, 2007 - 3:46am

    The family of Paris Hilton has hired PR attack dog Michael Sitrick to repair the released jailbird's reputation. According to Gawker.com, a New York-based website that focuses on media news and gossip, Sitrick is "a PR pit bull ... a master of spin ...

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    Gawker.com, June 25, 2007

    Murdoch's Empire

    by Sheldon Rampton — June 26, 2007 - 11:22pm

    As media mogul Rupert Murdoch closes in on a deal to buy the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times has unleashed a multi-part series about Murdoch's business dealings.

    Canadians, Beware: The Bugs Are Coming! (Or So Says Lysol)

    by Bob Burton — June 21, 2007 - 2:21am

    A B-roll video -- an unassembled video news release -- has been distributed to Canadian newsrooms warning consumers that "disease causing germs can be found lurking" just about everywhere in the home.

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    The Hygiene Council, June 20, 2007

    The Pentagon Gets Its Own Tony Snow

    by Diane Farsetta — June 19, 2007 - 2:14pm

    Citing an unnamed "senior administration official," The Politico reports that Geoff Morrell, "previously a White House correspondent for ABC News, has been hired as the Defense Department's on-camera briefer. ... The official said that a working journalist was chosen by Defense Secretary Robert M.

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    The Politico, June 18, 2007

    Coke's Water Deal Omits India

    by Bob Burton — June 11, 2007 - 8:39pm

    When Coca-Cola announced it would fund a joint water conservation initiative with WWF, it identified seven major water reserves around the world where it would fund projects. But none of the projects will be in India, where the company has been embroiled in controversy.

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    Press Trust of India, June 5, 2007

    Publisher to End Arms Affair

    by Bob Burton — June 11, 2007 - 7:50pm

    A display at a DSEI exhibition

    Reed Elsevier, a major publishing company, has bowed to pressure from peace groups and academics, announcing that it will end its role in organizing arms fairs by the end of the year.

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    Guardian (UK), June 1, 2007
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