News 2.0: The Future of News in an Age of Social Media

About a year ago I was interviewed by Ira Basen for an article he was working on for Walrus magazine.  The magazine nixed the article due to internal issues but Ira stated that he would find another avenue to...

Marks&Spencer: Listening or Caving In?

With so many incredible causes that never gain enough traction, it always fascinates me how certain topics will always get an undeserved amount of press coverage especially at a time when journalists and editors fight to save the establishment on the premise that amateurs...

Weekly Radio Spin: NATO is Neato!

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, NATO raises its profile, ghostwriters, and hijacking choice. In...

Weekly Radio Spin -- Piling on Smokers

This week, Fox's darlings, anger management and pulling out the lobbying stops. In "Six Degrees of Spin and Fakin,'" Glenn Beck.

Weekly Radio Spin: Philip Morris Gets a Gift

This week, lobbyists line up for climate change, the economy gives the Army a break and shameless AIG. In "Six Degrees of Spin and Fakin,'" D.C. Navigators.

Billions to be invested into revamping America's image

While economic downturn is causing companies around the world to slash jobs in communications, PR and marketing, Pentagon is doing exactly the opposite. The American government is hiring 27,000 PR and advertising...

Bernie Madoff - A Letter Of Explanation?

The Editors of The Pacific Gate Post received an envelope from persons unknown, containing a letter apparently discarded in an alley behind an Upper East Side, Manhattan apartment building. The letter had been crumpled up into a ball and partially torn, possibly having been...

Organic Certified, Misleading labelling.

By, Uwe Paschen.Many of us do buy Organic Food, and many more Would like to, yet can not afford it. Sadly most of us do not actually know what Organic food is nor how it is regulated or where it does all come...

IMF Hires PR Companies To Spread Its Global Gospel

If there's any international organization that is in dire need of some help in the Public Relations department, it has to be the IMF. But will these external PR firms be able to spin the IMF's message into a truly...

Wild China on Travel Channel: What is your Opinion?

Have any seen the Wild China series on the Travel Channel this week?So what do NP contributors think of the series so far?IMHO it's an obvious PR ploy and found omitted subjects kind of offensive.No tigers. And Episode Three: about Tibet! IMHO an interesting informative...

Bikers Encouraged to ‘Ride Proud, Ride Loud’

I have two older brothers who ride motorcycles, so I pay attention to efforts aimed at promoting motorcycle visibility and safety in hopes of reducing fatalities. One such effort debuted earlier this week in...

SNP launches plan to free 4000 Scottish prisoners

The Scottish National Party, the party calling for Scottish Independence which has recently won control of the Scottish parliament, has unveiled a new plan to release half of Scotlands prisoners, newspapers are...

Nigeria: Another heavy attack by Militants on oil pipelines

Nigerian militants blew up a key oil supply pipeline operated by Chevron, in the latest attack targeting the country's multi-billion-dollar oil industry, company and military sources said Saturday.The US oil giant was forced to shut down operations as a result of the...

In the Jerusalem of the North, the Jewish story is forgotten

This is in many ways a chilling reminder that race hatred and denial by ignoring is still taking place in Lithuania and some other states. Fascinating piece by Jonathan Steele for the Guardian."Follow the English signs to this elegant baroque city's Museum of Genocide...

Obama NOT addressing Black Mayors conference in New Orleans

"by David Hammer, The Times-PicayuneThursday June 05, 2008, 6:48 PMSen. Barack Obama will not be in New Orleans for a presidential forum Saturday, his campaign said this evening."Senator Obama will be in Chicago this weekend spending time with his family," said Obama...

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