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08-19-2004, 04:39 PM
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1. AD AND PR CAMPAIGNS OF ARABIA
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB109273181539093381,00.html?mod=world_news_wha ts_news
"For too long, rumors have been accepted as truth," says one of two
new U.S. radio ads launched by Saudi Arabia, to highlight 9/11
Commission findings favorable to the country. "The ads don't
address commission criticism of Saudi Arabia, which the report
called 'a problematic ally in combating Islamic extremism,'" writes
Associated Press. Fahrenheit 9/11 and the Kerry campaign have
increased scrutiny of Saudi-Bush ties. Through PR firm Qorvis
Communications, Saudi Arabia is disputing charges by Daniel Pipes
that the Kingdom pays Middle East academic experts to speak on its
behalf. But Qorvis is doing "ongoing education to communities
around the country regarding the importance and value of strong
U.S.-Saudi relations," including offering pro-Saudi speakers to
universities.
SOURCE: Associated Press, August 17, 2004
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http://www.prwatch.org/spin/August_2004.html#1092715200
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2. WHITE HOUSE REGULATORY ACTIONS OVERLOOKED
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A3733-2004Aug15?language=printer
"The Data Quality Act -- written by an industry lobbyist and
slipped into a giant appropriations bill in 2000 without
congressional discussion or debate -- is just two sentences
directing the [White House Office of Management and Budget] to
ensure that all information disseminated by the federal government
is reliable. But the Bush administration's interpretation of those
two sentences could tip the balance in regulatory disputes that
weigh the interests of consumers and businesses," the Washington
Post reports in a 3-part series on the direction of regulatory
action under George W. Bush. "Environmental and consumer groups say
the Data Quality Act fits into a larger Bush administration agenda.
In the past six months, more than 4,000 scientists, including
dozens of Nobel laureates and 11 winners of the National Medal of
Science, have signed statements accusing the administration of
politicizing science," the Post writes. The New York Times also
recently looked at the regulatory issue, writing, "Allies and
critics of the Bush administration agree that the Sept. 11 attacks,
the war in Afghanistan and the war in Iraq have preoccupied the
public, overshadowing an important element of the president's
agenda: new regulatory initiatives."
SOURCE: Washington Post, August 16, 2004
More web links related to this story are available at:
http://www.prwatch.org/spin/August_2004.html#1092628804
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4. A HERCULEAN EFFORT TO GET YOUR GOLD
http://prweek.com/news/news_story.cfm?ID=219514&site=3
"An event once notable for celebrating the spirit of amateurism has
achieved an almost unimaginable level of crass commercialism,"
writes PR commentator Paul Holmes. The Olympics' organizers "are
clamping down on anything that might allow TV audiences a glimpse
of a non-sponsor's logo. People carrying bottles of Pepsi (or any
bottled water not made by Coca-Cola) will have them confiscated ...
people with a Nike logo on their T-shirts will be asked to turn the
shirts inside out. Stewards ... have been warned about wearing
footwear that isn't made by official sponsor Adidas." Holmes
concludes, "I'd rather see the Olympic organizers worry about
concerns that official merchandise is being made in sweatshops."
SOURCE: PR Week (reg. req'd), August 16, 2004
More web links related to this story are available at:
http://www.prwatch.org/spin/August_2004.html#1092628802
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6. SPINNING SPIES FOR FUN AND ELECTORAL PROFIT
http://prweek.com/news/news_story.cfm?ID=219497&site=3
PR Week's Douglas Quenqua applauds "how effortlessly George Bush
changed the conversation last week. Political debate ... had
centered on the 9/11 Commission's recommendations." This was
problematic, since "John Kerry unhesitatingly endorsed
implementation of every recommendation - and quickly passed Bush's
poll numbers on matters of national security." But Bush's
nomination of Rep. Porter Goss for CIA director shifted attention
to "Goss and what the Democrats were going to do to stop the
nomination - something Bush had counted on." Newsweek reports that
Goss' recently introduced "intelligence reform" bill "would enable
the president to issue secret findings allowing the CIA to conduct
covert operations inside the United States - without even any
notification to Congress."
SOURCE: PR Week (reg. req'd), August 16, 2004
More web links related to this story are available at:
http://www.prwatch.org/spin/August_2004.html#1092628800
To discuss this story in the PR Watch Forum, visit:
http://www.prwatch.org/forum/discuss.php?id=1092628800
1. AD AND PR CAMPAIGNS OF ARABIA
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB109273181539093381,00.html?mod=world_news_wha ts_news
"For too long, rumors have been accepted as truth," says one of two
new U.S. radio ads launched by Saudi Arabia, to highlight 9/11
Commission findings favorable to the country. "The ads don't
address commission criticism of Saudi Arabia, which the report
called 'a problematic ally in combating Islamic extremism,'" writes
Associated Press. Fahrenheit 9/11 and the Kerry campaign have
increased scrutiny of Saudi-Bush ties. Through PR firm Qorvis
Communications, Saudi Arabia is disputing charges by Daniel Pipes
that the Kingdom pays Middle East academic experts to speak on its
behalf. But Qorvis is doing "ongoing education to communities
around the country regarding the importance and value of strong
U.S.-Saudi relations," including offering pro-Saudi speakers to
universities.
SOURCE: Associated Press, August 17, 2004
More web links related to this story are available at:
http://www.prwatch.org/spin/August_2004.html#1092715200
To discuss this story in the PR Watch Forum, visit:
http://www.prwatch.org/forum/discuss.php?id=1092715200
2. WHITE HOUSE REGULATORY ACTIONS OVERLOOKED
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A3733-2004Aug15?language=printer
"The Data Quality Act -- written by an industry lobbyist and
slipped into a giant appropriations bill in 2000 without
congressional discussion or debate -- is just two sentences
directing the [White House Office of Management and Budget] to
ensure that all information disseminated by the federal government
is reliable. But the Bush administration's interpretation of those
two sentences could tip the balance in regulatory disputes that
weigh the interests of consumers and businesses," the Washington
Post reports in a 3-part series on the direction of regulatory
action under George W. Bush. "Environmental and consumer groups say
the Data Quality Act fits into a larger Bush administration agenda.
In the past six months, more than 4,000 scientists, including
dozens of Nobel laureates and 11 winners of the National Medal of
Science, have signed statements accusing the administration of
politicizing science," the Post writes. The New York Times also
recently looked at the regulatory issue, writing, "Allies and
critics of the Bush administration agree that the Sept. 11 attacks,
the war in Afghanistan and the war in Iraq have preoccupied the
public, overshadowing an important element of the president's
agenda: new regulatory initiatives."
SOURCE: Washington Post, August 16, 2004
More web links related to this story are available at:
http://www.prwatch.org/spin/August_2004.html#1092628804
To discuss this story in the PR Watch Forum, visit:
http://www.prwatch.org/forum/discuss.php?id=1092628804
4. A HERCULEAN EFFORT TO GET YOUR GOLD
http://prweek.com/news/news_story.cfm?ID=219514&site=3
"An event once notable for celebrating the spirit of amateurism has
achieved an almost unimaginable level of crass commercialism,"
writes PR commentator Paul Holmes. The Olympics' organizers "are
clamping down on anything that might allow TV audiences a glimpse
of a non-sponsor's logo. People carrying bottles of Pepsi (or any
bottled water not made by Coca-Cola) will have them confiscated ...
people with a Nike logo on their T-shirts will be asked to turn the
shirts inside out. Stewards ... have been warned about wearing
footwear that isn't made by official sponsor Adidas." Holmes
concludes, "I'd rather see the Olympic organizers worry about
concerns that official merchandise is being made in sweatshops."
SOURCE: PR Week (reg. req'd), August 16, 2004
More web links related to this story are available at:
http://www.prwatch.org/spin/August_2004.html#1092628802
To discuss this story in the PR Watch Forum, visit:
http://www.prwatch.org/forum/discuss.php?id=1092628802
6. SPINNING SPIES FOR FUN AND ELECTORAL PROFIT
http://prweek.com/news/news_story.cfm?ID=219497&site=3
PR Week's Douglas Quenqua applauds "how effortlessly George Bush
changed the conversation last week. Political debate ... had
centered on the 9/11 Commission's recommendations." This was
problematic, since "John Kerry unhesitatingly endorsed
implementation of every recommendation - and quickly passed Bush's
poll numbers on matters of national security." But Bush's
nomination of Rep. Porter Goss for CIA director shifted attention
to "Goss and what the Democrats were going to do to stop the
nomination - something Bush had counted on." Newsweek reports that
Goss' recently introduced "intelligence reform" bill "would enable
the president to issue secret findings allowing the CIA to conduct
covert operations inside the United States - without even any
notification to Congress."
SOURCE: PR Week (reg. req'd), August 16, 2004
More web links related to this story are available at:
http://www.prwatch.org/spin/August_2004.html#1092628800
To discuss this story in the PR Watch Forum, visit:
http://www.prwatch.org/forum/discuss.php?id=1092628800