Global Warming Fills Lobbyists' Coffers
Submitted by Bob Burton on
A review of U.S. lobbying disclosure records has revealed that global warming has proved to be a boon to lobbyists. The Center for Public Integrity.
No
Main Source:
Crisis Management
Before Blackwater Had Xe, PM Had NewCo
After years of bad press over no-bid contracts and massacres of Iraqi civilians, the private military contractor Blackwater Worldwide has changed its name to the cryptic "Xe" (pronounced "Zee"). In an eerily similar move, disgraced sub-prime mortgage lender Countrywide announced that its new name is the smooth-sounding "Bank of America Home Loans." Rounding out the triumvirate of chameleons, Baghdad's Abu Ghraib Prison, made infamous worldwide for the torture and abuses perpetrated inside its walls by both Saddam Hussein and the U.S. government, is changing its name to "Baghdad Central Prison."
Chris Brown's Cleanup Crew
Submitted by Sheldon Rampton on
R&B singer Chris Brown has reportedly hired two PR agents specializing in crisis management to help rehabilitate his image following reports that he beat up his girlfriend, pop star Rihanna.
No
Topics:
No Credit for Bankers
Submitted by Bob Burton on
The former chairman of the banking and insurance group HBOS, Lord Stevenson, and chief executive Andy Hornby, along with the Royal Bank of Scotland's Sir Tom McKillop and Sir Fred Goodwin, appeared before a British parliamentary committee and profusely apologized for their role in the financial meltdown of the banks they had directed. If the four thought their apologies would garner sympathy, they misread the public mood.
No
Main Source:
The Mercenaries Previously Known as Blackwater
Submitted by Diane Farsetta on
First it was Blackwater USA. Then it was Blackwater Worldwide. Now, it's "Xe" (pronounced "Zee").
No
Main Source:
Cessna Urges Executives to Fly with Pride
Submitted by Diane Farsetta on
"Pity the poor executive who blinks. ... True visionaries will continue to fly," a new ad campaign by Cessna Aircraft defiantly states. The company saw a "sudden drop in demand for private airplanes of all sizes," which it believes is due not only to the recession, but also to the "unexpected public backlash that erupted after the chief executives of Ford Motor Co., Chrysler LLC and General Motors Corp.
No
Main Source:
Why Blago Blitzed
Submitted by Sheldon Rampton on
There was a method behind now-former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich's decision to skip most of his impeachment trial and go on the talk show circuit, writes PR Week. "PR pros know," the magazine wrote, "that Blagojevich's goal likely wasn't to retain his seat as governor, but to defend his reputation and prepare for his next objective.
No
Main Source:
Finally, Blagojevich's Side of the Story
Submitted by Diane Farsetta on
Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, who was impeached and faces a federal investigation into charges he tried to sell the former Senate seat of President Barack Obama, has hired a public relations firm.
No
Main Source:
Topics:
How Big Tobacco Deals with Adverse Research -- and Researchers
Submitted by Anne Landman on
A case study in the January issue of the American Journal of Public Health shows the extent to which the tobacco industry works to derail research -- and researchers -- that could adversely affect it.
No
Topics:
AIG's Got the Public's Money to Burn
Submitted by Diane Farsetta on
The insurance company American International Group (AIG), which "vowed to temper spending after hosting a confe
No
Main Source:
Pages
