A gay-bashing, right wing student newspaper at Roger Williams University in Rhode Island offers a fresh example of the conservative media's strategy of "publicizing censorship of their papers" so they can "cast themselves as the little guy up against the leftist establishment." The Hawk's Right Eye provoked the university administration into clamping down by running nasty attacks on Judy Shepard, whose son was beaten to death in Wyoming for being gay. After Shepard spoke on campus, HRE accused her of "preying on students' emotions and naivety" [sic] so that she could become "a mascot for the homosexual agenda." Now that the university has established a "publications and broadcast review committee" and is considering revoking HRE's funding, national conservative groups have swarmed to its defense, complaining of "harassment" and "a heavy-handed approach to silencing ideas that oppose the leftist orthodoxy so prevalent on college campuses."

Monique Harden and Nathalie Walker, two public interest lawyers, report that they attended "the recent conference of the American Chemistry Council (ACC), called 'Communicating in a Volatile World.' ACC is the trade association for the 180 largest manufacturers of chemicals in the U.S. Until recently, ACC was known as the Chemical Manufacturers Association. The ACC conference was a real eye-opener. It revealed the ACC's genuine fears about the accomplishments of environmental health activists. In particular, ACC communications staff and presenters at the conference conceded that the work of coalitions like the Collaborative on Health and the Environment and Health Care Without Harm has effectively raised public awareness about the health dangers of toxic chemicals in the environment and in consumer products. They also concluded that the success of these coalitions is due to their diversity of members and supporters who include community groups, environmental justice organizations, health professionals, and researchers who focus on body burden and low-dose chemical exposures, shareholder/investment institutions, and consumers. Here are the salient details of the various presentations at the conference..."

Dan Klores Communications, a PR firm that specializes in "crisis communications" for clients embroiled in scandals, is representing Sean ("P. Diddy") Combs, the artist formerly known as "Puff Daddy," as he faces criticism for the use of sweatshop labor to manufacture his clothing line. "The National Labor Committee, the organization which targeted Kathy Lee Gifford with similar charges eight years ago, this week released a report detailing forced overtime without pay, mandatory pregnancy tests and other 'systematic human and worker rights violations' at a factory which producesarticles for Combs' 'Sean John' line," reports O'Dwyer's PR Daily. Combs has been a long-time client of Klores, which encouraged him to carry a Bible to court during his 2001 trial for illegal gun possession in connection with a nightclub shooting. The PR firm has also represented Combs at other embarrassing moments such as his 2002 legal battle with an ex-girlfriend over child support for their infant son. Other Klores clients have included Britney Spears, Mike Tyson and Lizzie Grubman.