Mary,I think Obama is not in control of who he appoints...he is likely only a front office person who talks and cannot really act in favor of the American people. I hope I am not correct, but I'm very concerned that this is the case. Please keep up your good efforts to uncover the chivalry and corruption that is going on in contempt of the American people..particularly by Republican leadership...but also by many Democratic elected officials, senators, and congressionals as well.
Best regards
PB
Wendell, your observations are very correct about the influence of profiteers and investors in the health insurance debate, and how they are spreading huge untruths about health care. As a former Republican with a family member who led Eisenhower's campaign...I am amazed how gullable and corrupt the party has become since the Nixon Administration. Also, most Republican officials have no idea what they are doing to harm our American people and our country, and neither do the voters. Some Democrats are the same.
please keep putting forth your efforts to educate the public, and lawmakers as well.
Best regards
PB
Can anyone tell me what happened to my earlier comment? I clicked "Save" and received a message that the comment was in line for moderation, but it seems to have disappeared.
"Our media policy (http://bit.ly/cN4K6t) is not substantially different from the media policies of any organizations that engage frequently with the press."
Only one problem with that, Art: PRSA does not engage with the press frequently. Or at all, for that matter, unless you count bloggers and Tweetheads. In fact, for an organization that claims to represent an entire profession with nearly a quarter of a million practitioners, PRSA engages with the press amazingly little.
Nor does PRSA engage with its members, especially those who disagree with its policies. In fact, it is not an organization that is operated for the benefit of its members, but for the benefit of its board and staff.
Ms. Landman's list of complaints about PRSA are quite familiar; Mr. O'Dwyer has been making these charges on his own website for weeks, some of the points he's made for decades, and what benefit there is for her to repeat them word for word, I do not know, but it's a free country with a First Amendment. So if it feels good . . . . lay it all out there. Several of the issues she raises concern PRSA membership information; since she is not a member I'm not sure what her standing is, but again, have at it.
I do, however, as a long-time member and leader of PRSA, want to point out that her commentary may cause some confusion, which should be clarified. Most of her post is about charges O'Dwyer is making about PRSA and/or PRSA members. Then suddenly at the end of her commentary, she switches the target of her accusations, and notes that O'Dwyer has accused PR firms of unethical tactics such as front groups and fake news. Someone doing a quick read might think she is accusing PRSA of such tactics. I'd like readers to be crystal clear that neither she nor O'Dwyer accuse PRSA of front groups or fake news.
And I'd also quibble with her allegation that unethical tactics are in WIDE USE by big PR firms. Unless she has access to some facts (data, studies, etc.) that support this allegation to convince me otherwise, based on my own personal experience as a former "big agency" person for a number of years, I'd suggest that these ethical violations are the exception rather than the rule. If you're going to accuse companies of unethical behavior on a wide scale, it's nice to provide a source to back up that claim. That's what I learned in J-school way back when.
Can anyone tell me what happened to my earlier comment? I clicked "Save" and received a message that the comment was in line for moderation, but it seems to have disappeared.
"Our media policy (http://bit.ly/cN4K6t) is not substantially different from the media policies of any organizations that engage frequently with the press."
Only one problem with that, Art: PRSA does not engage with the press frequently. Or at all, for that matter, unless you count bloggers and Tweetheads. In fact, for an organization that claims to represent an entire profession with nearly a quarter of a million practitioners, PRSA engages with the press amazingly little.
Nor does PRSA engage with its members, especially those who disagree with its policies. In fact, it is not an organization that is operated for the benefit of its members, but for the benefit of its board and staff.
Ms. Landman's list of complaints about PRSA are quite familiar; Mr. O'Dwyer has been making these charges on his own website for weeks, some of the points he's made for decades, and what benefit there is for her to repeat them word for word, I do not know, but it's a free country with a First Amendment. So if it feels good . . . . lay it all out there. Several of the issues she raises concern PRSA membership information; since she is not a member I'm not sure what her standing is, but again, have at it.
I do, however, as a long-time member and leader of PRSA, want to point out that her commentary may cause some confusion, which should be clarified. Most of her post is about charges O'Dwyer is making about PRSA and/or PRSA members. Then suddenly at the end of her commentary, she switches the target of her accusations, and notes that O'Dwyer has accused PR firms of unethical tactics such as front groups and fake news. Someone doing a quick read might think she is accusing PRSA of such tactics. I'd like readers to be crystal clear that neither she nor O'Dwyer accuse PRSA of front groups or fake news.
And I'd also quibble with her allegation that unethical tactics are in WIDE USE by big PR firms. Unless she has access to some facts (data, studies, etc.) that support this allegation to convince me otherwise, based on my own personal experience as a former "big agency" person for a number of years, I'd suggest that these ethical violations are the exception rather than the rule. If you're going to accuse companies of unethical behavior on a wide scale, it's nice to provide a source to back up that claim. That's what I learned in J-school way back when.
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