It is time for a recount. In the aftermath of the August 8 invasion by Russia, the media placed the PR crown on the head of Georgia. Its beleaguered President Mikheil Saakashvili owned CNN, BBC, Sky News and Bloomberg as he bashed the big bad Russians for pouring into his tiny country, one of the last hold-outs of Team Bush’s Coalition of the Willing. …
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Mags Will Try a Cable TV Model to Boost Circulation
http://www.odwyerpr.com/blog/index.php?/archives/308-Mags-Will-Try-a-Cable-TV-Model-to-Boost-Circulation.htmlThe malaise of newspapers is a popular theme on the media beat this year, but magazines are getting a bit of a free pass. The robust news budgets, colorful pages and expensive glossy ads that pay for mag publishing might not be as immune from the media doldrums as somehave thought. …
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Harper's Dismisses Tim Russert as 'Headwaiter' for U.S. Gov't Officials
http://www.odwyerpr.com/blog/index.php?/archives/307-Harpers-Dismisses-Tim-Russert-as-Headwaiter-for-U.S.-Govt-Officials.html“Celebrity journalism” is roasted in a biting commentary by Lewis Lapham in the September issue of Harper’s. The “vanity of the fourth estate which regards itself as the light in the window of western civilization” was on glorious display during the over-the-top mourning for “Meet the Press” broadcaster Tim Russert, according to Harper’s national correspondent. …
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Jon Gingerich — Just another WordPress weblog
http://www.jongingerich.comissues after its recent lawsuit with Viacom. Why did the White House tell the FBI to blame anthrax scare on al Qaeda. EFF shuts down "psychic's" online copyright infringement suit. Curcuit City's PR blunder with Mad Magazine. 8.1.08 Finally. The FCC has voted to punish Comcast for interfering with Internet traffic. In a landmark decision by the SEC, disclosure of financial information is now allowed on corporate blogs.
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Goldwater-like Blowout Revisited as Obama is Poised to Ring …
http://www.golf-access.com/?p=35489kevin@odwyerpr.com (Kevin McCauley) created an interesting post today on Goldwater-like Blowout Revisited as Obama is Poised to Ring … Here’s a short outline Roger Stone wants to know who are the nitwit consultants that had John McCain tooling around in a golf cart with former
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The Ticker: Fox & Mossberg, Subtler Fox, Media Summer Camp...
http://www.mediabistro.com/prnewser/news/the_ticker_fox_moss...NY Times: Fox Network Adds WSJ's Walt Mossberg PRWeek: Subtler PR tone from Fox would be welcomed news Reuters: Media moguls mix business, pleasure at summer camp O'Dwyer PR Blog: Obama's PR Image Takes Hit With Tawdry Cash Grab LA Times (via Romenesko): MSM, New Media are in a marriage of convenience New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media
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ExxonMobil’s Big Supreme Court Win Is Boost For Foes Of Offshore …
http://alaska-fishing-jobs.info/?p=23Alaska’s Governor Sarah Palin knocked the Supreme Court for “gutting” the punitive awards. Her heart goes out to the thousands of fishermen who lost their jobs and livelihoods. She also paid homage to the “families of the thousands of … ExxonMobil’s Big Supreme Court Win Is Boost For Foes Of Offshore …
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Red crosses and red faces at Johnson & Johnson
http://prdisasters.com/red-crosses-and-red-faces-at-johnson-...J maintained the legal battle was justified because it hadda protect the sanctity of its trademarks, their climbdown comes after a New York judge tossed J&J’s trademark claim (over the Red Cross emblem) last month http://www.odwyerpr.com/blog/index.php?/archives/262-Johnson-Johnson-Eats-Crow;-Settles-Lawsuit-with-American-Red-Cross.html
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Is Wal-Mary Lying About Donations?
http://blog.wakeupwalmart.com/ufcw/2008/06/is_walmary_lyin.h...In the aftermath of devastating earthquakes in China, Wal-Mart was quick to donate about $430,000 to relief efforts. After receiving some harsh criticism for donating so little while gaining so much from China, Wal-Mart upped its donation to around $3 million (nearly 2 weeks later). Now, the Chinese government has called out Wal-Mart, and several other companies. The Ministry of Commerce put
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I WONDER HOW THE CHINESE ARE TAKING THIS…?
http://thewritingonthewal.net/?p=3826have to examine those who lost the most in Hurricane Katrina, Cyclone Nargis and the earthquake in China. So when the world’s largest corporation donates a few seconds worth of revenue to help disaster victims, people get a little indignant. From Odwyerpr: At the risk of sounding like a cold-hearted cynic, don’t you think it is a little cheesy for Wal-Mart to issue a press release trumpeting the fact that it is donating a whopping $430K in earthquake relief to ravaged China?
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Senator Obama and America: something slimey this way comes
http://chuckboyce.blogspot.com/2008/05/something-slimey-this...http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/05/16/will-barack-throw-mama-from-the-train/ this garbage only makes me want to support Obama more. I wonder if Sidney Blumenthal is behind this one, too? Who knows. In politics, anything's possible.
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