Media

The Report Behind Kenneth Tomlinson's Jump

by Bob Burton — November 17, 2005 - 4:29am

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting's (CPB) Inspector-General, Kenneth A.

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Corporation for Public Broadcasting Inspector-General, November 15, 2004

The Fake News Hydra Still Bites

by Diane Farsetta — November 4, 2005 - 6:06pm
The mythical hydra

"Reports of paid video's demise are clearly premature," writes O'Dwyer's, in a magazine piece on how the PR industry is weathering increased scrutiny over

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O'Dwyer's PR Services Report, October 2005

Evangelical PR

by Bob Burton — October 29, 2005 - 3:22pm

Mike Paul, the president of the New York-based MGP & Associates PR, counts amongst his clients the conservative Black evangelical Bishop Harry Jackson's High-Impact Leadership Coalition.

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Media Transparency, October 28, 2005

Corporate Blogging in the Slow Lane

by Bob Burton — October 28, 2005 - 1:32am

After the recent BlogOn 2005 conference in New York City, Burson-Marsteller's Lisa Poulson bemoaned the suspicion that bloggers have for corporations. "My overall impression is that the gap between where the blogosphere veterans are and where corporations are not only vast but also actually harmful," she told PR Week.

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PR Week, October 21, 2005 (sub. req'd.)

And Now, for the Local Fake News

by Diane Farsetta — October 26, 2005 - 10:22am
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, from the city government's website

The mayor and city council of Newark, New Jersey "hired a fledging newspaper called Newark Weekly News to publish 'positive news' about the city - and will pay $100,000 over the next year for it." The no-bid contract specifies that the paper will "gener

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The Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey), October 24, 2005

Not Too Many Miers Admirers

by Diane Farsetta — October 25, 2005 - 11:51am

Two new conservative campaigns are urging Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers to withdraw her name from consideration, or have President Bush withdraw it.

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Wall Street Journal (sub. req'd.), October 25, 2005

The Emperor Doesn't Disclose: Why the Fight Against Fake News Continues

by Diane Farsetta — October 11, 2005 - 2:57pm
  • Topics: Third Party Technique, Video News Releases, Media, Propaganda, U.S. Government

    • Like much news that's damaging to the Bush administration, the report came out on a Friday.

    Since then, it's gotten little media attention -- just 41 mentions in U.S. newspapers and wire stories, according to a news database search on October 11. That's remarkably sparse coverage for a story showing that the U.S. government has been engaged in illegal propaganda aimed at its own citizens.

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