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PR Watch this week:
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1. AD AND PR CAMPAIGNS OF ARABIA http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB1...s_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...nguage=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
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Re: PR Watch this week:
It spins more and more out of control don't it Al?
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