Al Gore's Code Red
Submitted by Sheldon Rampton on
"It is no longer possible to ignore the strangeness of our public discourse," former U.S. Vice President Al Gore told the We Media Conference in New York.
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Only You Can Prevent Propaganda
Submitted by Diane Farsetta on
The Government Accountability Office ruled last week that several aspects of the public relations firm Ketchum's contract with the Department of Education were illegal, constituting "
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CPB's Traitor Baiter
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is now headed by Republican fundraisers Cheryl Halpern and
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And Now, a Hidden Word from Our Sponsor
Submitted by Diane Farsetta on
The Wall Street Journal reports that Subway Restaurants "launched a new sandwich last night by having it written into the story line of NBC's 'Will & Grace'." Such advertising is increasingly spreading beyond television and movies, and into magazines and newspapers.
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Hughes Gets a Little Help from a Friend
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"At the State Department's invitation," former Voice of America director and current dean of the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication Geoffrey Cowan wrote an opinion piece for USA Today praising Karen Hughes, the new
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McDonald's Has No Breaks Today
Submitted by Diane Farsetta on
"Earlier this year, McDonald's Corp. unveiled plans to enlist rap artists to produce several songs that would integrate the Golden Arches' iconic Big Mac sandwich into lyrics," as "part of the company's ongoing strategy to court the youth market, especially young men, through hip-hop," reports AdAge.
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Conservation Con Game
Submitted by Diane Farsetta on
Although their city hosted last month's White House conference on "cooperative conservation," the St. Louis Post-Dispatch isn't impressed.
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Katrina Coverage Brown-Out
Submitted by Laura Miller on
"Mainstream media and most liberal-minded Americans are blaming the Bush administration's failure to manage Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath on racism, that word that has been itching under our skin for decades. The focus is on 'racism,' though, with a very specific, definition: white versus black. This analysis is good as far as it goes -- unless, of course, your skin is brown," Marissa Kantor reports on TheRevealer.org.
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Journalists Get To Report 'Unfiltered Experience'
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"The unusual reporting environment [caused by Hurricane Katrina] allowed journalists in both print and television to exercise muscles that had long grown stiff," the New York Observer writes. Several reporters described to the Observer dramatic contradictions between what officials were saying and what they, the reporters, were seeing with their own eyes.
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Harrah's Hits the Compassion (and Fake News) Jackpot
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In an article on "the PR industry's scattered but heartfelt response to the ravages of Hurricane Katrina," PR Week notes that Harrah's Entertainment is documenting their good works.
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