My friend Peter Shankman solicited comments from PR practitioners about Tiger Woods’ apology scheduled for later today, and the fact that reporters will not have access to him during the event; they’ll actually be in another building.
This drew lots of comments on Tiger but basically none other than Peter about how the media will play [...]
Entries Tagged as 'propaganda'
Media is Complicit in Accepting Tiger Woods’ Scripted, Unquestioned Apology
February 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Media Ethics, Transparency vs. Secrecy, media-general, propaganda
Can A Journalist Whose Child is a Soldier be Objective About THAT War?
February 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Media Ethics, Peace and War, propaganda
Very interesting post from Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), raising the question about whether a journalist with a son in the Israeli army can be neutral and objective in covering the war where his son is a soldier.
Rather than tell you what I think in my usual blunt and loud way. I’d like to [...]
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Ben Franklin: Genius and Contradictions
November 27th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Business Ethics, Entrepreneurship, Ethics: General, Publishing, Transparency vs. Secrecy, propaganda
While visiting Minneapolis, I took in the opening day of the new Ben Franklin exhibit at the Minnesota History Center in downtown Saint Paul. I’ve long ben a Franklin fan. To me, his far-reaching curiosity, big-picture viewpoint, multiple interests, creativity, willingness to question authority and even make fun of it, media and persuasion skills, dedication [...]
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FAIR: Interlocking Directorates Could Influence Media Reportage on Healthcare
November 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Media Ethics, Social and Economic Justice, propaganda
In all, though healthcare reform has been mentioned thousands of times in the output of these media corporations’ major outlets, single-payer was mentioned in only 164 articles
A New Low in Anti-Obama/Anti-Muslim Propaganda?
November 9th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Democracy, Politics, censorship, propaganda
Last night I saw a video that shocked me: A spliced-together out-of-context montage from Barack Obama’s speeches and media appearances to create the illusion that he is a radical Muslim extremist (and disparaging Islam generally in terms that would be quite familiar to the Jews who were victimized by similar descriptions throughout history.
I will not [...]
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