Astroturfing

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• Postdemocracy

  
  New World Order University Forum — Authority: 123
  NWOU is always delighted when we come across a piece of writing that we can endorse. Unfortunately, that seldom happens, so we usually have to write the posts ourselves. But today we are going to send you to a piece that describes what has happened to democracy in the media age, Postdemocracy by E.R.E. Knutsson. ...
  1 day ago

• On Net Neutrality

  
  Tiffany B. Brown — Authority: 433
  In many ways this story is far field from our contemporary debates about network management, file sharing, and the perils of protocol discrimination. But the main questions seem to remain the same—to what degree will we let Western Union then and ISPs now pick winners and losers on our communications backbone? And ...
  2 days ago

• Tarryl vs. Dr. Reed = Tarryl TKO

  
  Let Freedom Ring — Authority: 138
  After reading this post , I’m pretty certain that Maureen Reed isn’t a serious challenger. Listen to this worn-out spin: “Bachmann claims her rally is to remind Congress of the town hall meetings over the summer, but those meetings were orchestrated by insurance companies opposed to meaningful reform from ...
  1 week ago

• 8 Eco Terms Everyone Should Know: From COP15 to Astro-Turfing

  
  EcoSalon — Authority: 522
  Sustainability has become so ingrained into my life that sometimes I inadvertently assume everyone knows what I’m talking about. My days are filled with issues such as Climate Change , renewable energy, recycling, LEED buildings, CO2 sensors, de-lamping and composting . The reason for this is because when I’m ...
  2 weeks ago

• ADE651 Fraudsters Astroturfing Here…

  
  Ministry of Truth — Authority: 107
  There is only one thing I enjoy more than exposing junk-science scams and that exposing junk-science scams where the perpetrator is dumb enough to try it on.This morning, three comments were posted on my recent exposé of the ‘dowsing for explosives’ scam in the space of 20 minutes, all purporting to be from ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Angry Mermaid Strikes Back

  
  Oil Change — Authority: 419
  All the news reports this morning are that a deal at Copenhagen is dead. Barack Obama has said that we had run out of time to secure a deal in December. This will please the corporate lobbyists no end.  The longer they can delay action on climate the better. But now Copenhagen’s iconic mermaid is striking back. ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Same Tired Talking Points Brought To You This Time by Senator Baucus and Dirty Energy Lobbyists

  
  It's Getting Hot In Here — Authority: 583
  Today, the Senate Finance Committee held its first hearing for the Boxer-Kerry bill. News such as this would typically be welcomed as necessary progress, as we are pushing for strong climate legislation to pass through the Senate before Copenhagen. However, one must take into consideration ulterior motives when ...
  3 weeks ago

• Michele Bachmann’s Astroturfing Teabaggers: A Rally for NO Solution

  
  Orange Juice — Authority: 518
  Bachmann urged her followers to "scare" members of Congress, saying, "Nothing scares members of Congress more than freedom-loving [...]
  4 weeks ago

• Net Neutrality Red Herrings, and How to Combat Them

  
  Daily Kos — Authority: 805
  Rep. Ed Markey had a conference call with bloggers last Friday to talk about his legislation which would "establish overarching national broadband policy and ensures an open and consumer oriented Internet," or codify net neutrality. In addition : Markey stressed the importance of fighting "misinformation," ...
  4 weeks ago

• Blowing the Whistle on Astroturf

  
  It's Getting Hot In Here — Authority: 583
  Hey Bonner & Associates- here’s what astroturf looks like! Today’s Congressional hearing shone light on the fraudulent letters sent to three congressmen on behalf of Bonner & Associates just days before the vote on the House energy bill (ACES) this past summer.  In short, we investigated astroturfing. ...
  5 weeks ago

• Is AT&T Behind Grassroots Groups That Are Opposed To Net Neutrality? [Astroturfing]

  
  Consumerist — Authority: 803
  In the net neutrality debate, there are a surprising number of grassroots organizations (well, surprising to me at any rate) that have filed statements against the FCCs recent draft of rules. Matthew Lasar at Ars Technica just published an interesting article where he looks at some of these groups and tries to figure ...
  5 weeks ago

• Covert online campaigns: a primer

  
  Online Journalism Blog — Authority: 552
  Following last week’s Question Time, the BBC’s Have Your Say forum was red hot with sympathy for old Nick . This led to some soul searching in the media, and across the social sphere. To what extent can we say that this mass-protest; much of which condemned the ...
  5 weeks ago

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