Media

Ads Becoming Smaller and Less Obvious

by Diane Farsetta — March 23, 2007 - 2:15pm

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New York Times, March 22, 2007

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.

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The Hill, March 20, 2007

Public Relations: The International Language

by Diane Farsetta — March 19, 2007 - 2:39pm

"Overseas political groups are increasingly seeking to raise their legitimacy and sell their agendas in their home countries through communications outreach to US politicians, media, think tanks, and other influential audiences," writes PR Week.

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PR Week, March 16, 2007

Local TV Tales: Pro-Sweatshop Fake News and Paid Smokespeople

by Diane Farsetta — March 19, 2007 - 1:07pm

After federal authorities accused Francesco Insolia "of running a sweatshop to fulfill $220 million in military contracts and employing 361 illegal immigrants," he closed his New Bedford, MA, factory to reporters. In an affidavit filed in conjunction with an immigration raid on the factory, U.S.

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South Coast Today (Massachusetts), March 17, 2007

Raising the VNR Issue at Tomorrow's House FCC Oversight Hearing

by Diane Farsetta — March 13, 2007 - 2:30pm
  • Topics: Video News Releases, U.S. Congress, Fake TV News, Media

    • The Center for Media and Democracy and Free Press today issued the following letter to members of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

    Seven Papers Axe Coulter's Column

    by Bob Burton — March 10, 2007 - 5:09am

    In the last week at least seven newspapers have dropped the syndicated column of conservative firebrand Ann Coulter. Speaking at the American Conservative Union's annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C.

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    Editor & Publisher, March 9, 2007

    American Heart Association Sticks with Smoky Partner

    by Anne Landman — March 7, 2007 - 2:14pm

    The American Heart Association (AHA) is once again partnering with the Rite Aid Drug Store chain to promote its "Go Red for Women" campaign, aimed at increasing public awareness of heart disease in women.

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    Rite Aid press release, February 1, 2007

    One Propaganda Window Closes (After Several Doors Open)

    by Diane Farsetta — February 28, 2007 - 6:10pm

    News searches on USA.gov, a website run by the federal General Services Administration, no longer return stories from Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Europe, or other government-funded media.

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    National Journal's Technology Daily, February 22, 2007
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