When Real News Dents The Fake News Business
There's good news for citizens and bad news for investors in the latest quarterly financial report of Medialink Worldwide, the biggest player in the fake news business.
Corporations
Making Ads to Promote Drug Companies that Make Ads
Submitted by Diane Farsetta on
Following the release of the industry group Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America's (PhRMA's) suggested drug advertising guidelines, Pfizer pledged not to "directly promote any new product" for six months and "to target only adult audiences" with Viagra TV ads.
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Changing Of The Guard At ExxonMobil
Submitted by Bob Burton on
The chairman of ExxonMobil, Lee R. Raymond, has announced that he will retire at the end of the year. Kert Davies, research director at Greenpeace U.S.A. told the New York Times that "there is a spectrum of corporate behavior on global warming and Exxon is the epitome of denial and deception.
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ALEC Applauds While Bush Dreams
Submitted by Bob Burton on
This week George W. Bush spoke at annual conference of the American Legislative Exchange Council which serves as a meeting point for conservative legislators. Bush praised ALEC because of its "results-oriented nature".
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Drug Plan a Placebo
Submitted by Sheldon Rampton on
Consumer groups are blasting the pharmaceutical industry's new plan to self-police its drug ads. At Commercial Alert, Gary Ruskin says the new "guiding principles" released by Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America is "are utterly lacking in principle.
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British American Tobacco's social reporting "gobbledegook"
Submitted by Bob Burton on
Writing in the UK newspaper the Daily Telegraph, Neil Collins takes British American Tobacco to task for its latest corporate social responsibility report.
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Government Abandons Children to Big Food
Submitted by Sheldon Rampton on
"With rising rates of childhood obesity and diabetes, you might think that when the federal government convenes a meeting on how food companies market food to kids, talk of how to regulate industry practices might actually be on the agenda. But you'd be wrong," writes Michele Simon. Last week's government conference on food marketing to kids was dominated by the companies themselves.
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Judge Says Loggers SLAPP Suit "Embarrassing"
Submitted by Bob Burton on
Australian forestry giant Gunns has suffered a major setback in its $A6.3 million SLAPP suit against 20 environmentalists and environmental groups. Last December Gunns filed a 216-page statement of claim against the environmentalists and then, earlier this month, submitted a redrafted 360-page version.
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Coke's Sweet Intentions
Submitted by Diane Farsetta on
"Coca-Cola will work with Weber Shandwick this fall to promote its new, seemingly selfless, Live It children's fitness campaign in schools across the country." The PR firm will "focus on generating local publicity for schools that participate in the week-long program." Kirsten Witt, Coke's "nutrition communication manager," said the $4 million Live It campaign would not address childhood obesity or encourage students to dri
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Sierra Club: Is Selling Ford Selling Out?
Submitted by John Stauber on
Readers of the Sierra Club's magazine know it runs glossy full-page ads from car companies selling hybrids.
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