PR trade publication O'Dwyer's PR Daily reports: "The Arab Intellectual Foundation plans a $2 million media drive to counter what it feels are the 'negative images' of Arabs and Islam that are presented in the Western press in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terror attacks." Saudi Prince Khalid Al-Faisal is the president of AIF. Arab businessmen have been asked to contribute money to the campaign which will "promote the Arab perspective on the war on terror."

ABC News correspondent John Stossel comes under harsh scrutiny in a January 7, 2002 Nation article. Journalist Mark Dowie looks into Stossel's rise from humble consumer-interest reporter to million-dollar network star. As network news divisions were forced to become profit centers in early 90s, network executives wanted "talent" to sell the new news product. "Professional attention-grabbers ... became free-market winners. By cleverly blending blue-collar social values with Wall Street economic values, they got rich," writes Dowie.

The seventy-eight chemical companies that manufacturer, sell and promote the ocean of agricultural poisons poured on crops in the U.S. each year have yet another new name for their U.S. lobby and trade group. As of the new year they are to be called "CropLife America." According to their news release, " ' This is more than just a name change, it's a change in the way we think about our industry and its positive contributions to society,' said James C. Borel, (of) DuPont Agriculture and Nutrition. 'CropLife America will reflect our industry's multiple technologies, including ...