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War Isn't News

07.07.2008 02:04    prwatch.org
While the Iraq and Afghanistan wars rage on, consistent coverage of these conflicts is disappearing from TV network news. Lara Logan, chief foreign correspondent for CBS News, recently vented her frustrations on "The Daily Show," telling host Jon Stewart, "If



Weekly Radio Spin: Who's Nevada's Sugar Daddy?

04.07.2008 00:34    prwatch.org
Listen to this week's edition of the "Weekly Radio Spin," the Center for Media and Democracy's audio report on the stories behind the news. This week, we look at the nuclear industry's largesse, Merck's marketing and cigarettes for kids. In

The PR People in the Lost Chapter on Iran / Contra

04.07.2008 00:34    prwatch.org
To understand how the Bush administration "could fool tens of millions of Americans, intimidate Democrats, and transform the vaunted Washington press corps from watchdogs to lapdogs," look to the 1980s, suggests Robert Parry. On Consortiumnews.com, Parry publishes the "lost chapter"

A Flood of Evidence

03.07.2008 07:37    prwatch.org
Beyond the Phony 'Debate': Government Science and the Climate Crisis" will be one of the topics discussed at "Rejuvenating Public Sector Science," a day-long conference sponsored by the Center for Science in the Public Interest. It will be held July

Who Really Benefits from Voluntary Corporate Codes of Conduct?

03.07.2008 07:37    prwatch.org
A recent investigation by BBC Television showed British American Tobacco (BAT) violating its own voluntary marketing and advertising codes in Malawi, Mauritius and Nigeria. Contrary to BAT's public pronouncements that it doesn't want children to smoke, the company was caught

Featured Participatory Project: Help Publicize What the Candidates for Congress and the White House Stand For

02.07.2008 07:51    prwatch.org
The online world is rife with complaints that it's hard to tell what Barack Obama and John McCain's positions and records really are on the issues. Fortunately, the Congresspedia staff have come up with a handy guide to tracking their

Meet the Nuclear Power Lobby

02.07.2008 00:44    prwatch.org
The following article appeared in the June 2008 issue of The Progressive magazine.The nuclear power industry is seeing its fortunes rise. "Seventeen entities developing license applications for up to thirty-one new [nuclear] reactors did not just happen," boasted Frank "Skip"

American Association of Public Health Physicians: "Tobacco Bill is a Scam"

01.07.2008 19:01    prwatch.org
The American Association of Public Health Physicians (AAPHP) has published an updated analysis of H.R. 1108, the massive bill currently under consideration by Congress that would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate tobacco products. AAPHP concludes

"Voluntary Marketing Standards" Mask Marketing Reality

01.07.2008 07:40    prwatch.org
A BBC investigation has found British American Tobacco (BAT) violating its own voluntary international marketing standards in Nigeria, Malawi and Mauritius, using marketing tactics that appeal to youth and circumvent advertising restrictions. BBC found BAT promotes and sells single cigarettes

Analyze This: Cable News Gets Loose With Its Labels

30.06.2008 19:41    prwatch.org
Daniel Libit of The Politico reports that "among the things that the proliferation of TV cable news has wrought is slackened standards for what constitutes a political strategist," a term which has lost its meaning now that it is "used

Nevada Wary of Nuclear Industry Executives Bearing Gifts

28.06.2008 00:53    prwatch.org
Aerial view of Yucca Mountain"The State of Nevada faces almost a billion dollar budget shortfall," reports Edward Lawrence. "The Nuclear Energy Institute says there is a solution ... but it comes with one very large string attached" -- that the

PR Firms Holding Their Own, for Now

28.06.2008 00:53    prwatch.org
U.S. PR firms seem to be doing well despite uncertain economic times, at least for now. The annual Best Practices Benchmarking Survey by StevensGouldPincus showed that while the industry didn't match its 22% growth of 2006, in 2007 they still

Weekly Radio Spin: Sending in the New Swift Boats

27.06.2008 19:10    prwatch.org
Listen to this week's edition of the "Weekly Radio Spin," the Center for Media and Democracy's audio report on the stories behind the news. This week, we look at the type of attacks Barack Obama can expect, PR firms' involvement

The Hidden War: Big Tobacco and the GOP Team Up Against Southern Democrats

27.06.2008 19:10    prwatch.org
When the major American tobacco companies signed the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement with the 46 states who sued to recover the costs of treating sick smokers, the companies agreed to nominal advertising restrictions and making massive yearly payouts to the

People Want to Know What Docs are Getting

27.06.2008 19:10    prwatch.org
Americans think that doctors are influenced by drug companies, and want to know about gifts given to their healthcare provider according to a national survey by the non-profit Prescription Project. Over two-thirds of the people surveyed would support legislation that

Vets Face Suicide Risk Thanks to VA Study

27.06.2008 00:36    prwatch.org
Despite U.S. Food and Drug Administration warnings, the Veterans Administration failed to alert 32,000 veterans using the smoking cessation drug, Chantix. Nearly 1,000 of the vets were "enrolled in the Chantix study suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and

Alhurra Controversies Grow

27.06.2008 00:36    prwatch.org
Alhurra's "Inside Washington" showThe U.S. government-funded Arabic news channel Alhurra "paid former Bush and Clinton administration officials, lobbyists and high-profile Washington journalists tens of thousands of dollars in U.S. taxpayer money to appear on the network as commentators," report Dafna

YouTube vs. CNN on the Clean Coal Debate

25.06.2008 18:42    prwatch.org
A new YouTube video raises the question of whether CNN's coverage of the clean coal debate has been biased by a multi-million dollar advertising campaign purchased on CNN by the coal industry through Americans for Balanced Energy Choices, a coal

Image and Reality in Zimbabwe

25.06.2008 18:42    prwatch.org
Horrified directors of global marketing giant Young & Rubicam have begun a sell-off of their holdings in Zimbabwe, after learning the company's head was behind Robert Mugabe's election campaign image makeover," reports Rowan Philp. The head of the Zimbabwe firm,

Neste and Namco Thirst for Absolution and Market Share

25.06.2008 18:41    prwatch.org
To promote its bottled water for children, Nestle has "signed on as a strategic partner" for the launch of "Active Life: Outdoor Challenge," a Namco video game for the Nintendo Wii that will be released in September. Nestle's "Aquapod" water

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